Austrian technology company S&T AG has ordered a forensic audit of its corporate structure and several recent acquisitions in response to allegationsย made by short seller Viceroy Research.

The company will also hire an external, independent chief compliance officer to be appointed by its supervisory board, S&T said in a statement Tuesday. The individual โ€œwill in future be responsible for the topics of law, compliance, and corporate governance on the S&T executive board.โ€

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