Hypo Real Estate chief quits(2)

The Expo Real property show in Germany has been rocked this afternoon by news that Georg Funke, chief executive officer of Hypo Real Estate, has been forced to resign with immediate effect.

Georg Funke, chief executive officer of Hypo Real Estate, has quit.

The head of Hypo, which yesterday managed to agree a €50 billion emergency credit line to see it through 2009, left after pressure from investors and politicians calling for senior members of the board to go.

In a short statement, Hypo said after agreement with the supervisory board, Funke had resigned with immediate effect.

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