It would be quite understandable if boards/CEOs simply chose not to make public statements about it, or to put their names to a round robin that includes statements that they may not wholly agree with.
My starting point would be to be apolitical I think. And it's unwise to say anything if you don't want to be misrepresented.
A couple of weeks ago I posted that one CEO was quoted as saying
"We're still in a wait and see mode, but if you ask any business person they would say 'better the devil you know' and let's not run the risk of the unknown".
Fairly open minded you might think, with a leaning to caution. Yet the opening paragraph of that article said
The chief executive of the company behind Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse has thrown his support behind Britain remaining part of the European Union...
As it happens, Seb James has since put his name to the round robin, so it seems he has made his mind up - but I don't think the Indy's summary three weeks ago was accurate.
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