Joe Schmidt, the director of operations, and another suspended employee, grocery supervisor Tom Gordon, were fired Tuesday, Arthur T. Demoulas said in a statement. The post Market Basket fires two top executives,

According to the Market Basket Board of Directors, both Schmidt and Gordon were fired for making false and derogatory remarks about the company and people associated with it, and inappropriate communications with colleagues.

TEWKSBURY, Mass. (WPRI) — Market Basket’s Board of Directors has fired two top executives loyal to suspended CEO Arthur T. Demoulas. The board is accusing Director of Operations Joe Schimdt and Grocery Director Tom Gordon of “insubordination, making false and derogatory remarks about Market Basket and inappropriate communications with colleagues.”

Two former top executives at Market Basket and allies of CEO Arthur T. Demoulas spoke out on July 23 about their recent firing.

Two Market Basket executives spoke out Wednesday after they were both informed a day earlier they were being fired from their positions after a combined 89 years working at the company.