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> Should a board remove a CEO who is convicted of domestic violence and battery? The answer seems obvious: Yes. Aggressive violence is worthy of punishment, bu
by kochb 12y ago
> Should a board remove a CEO who is convicted of domestic violence and battery? The answer seems obvious: Yes.
Aggressive violence is worthy of punishment, but a question that seems persistent recently is whether a person's personal failings should be met with professional consequences. If so, it should also be considered to which positions and for what period of time those consequences should be applied.
Either way, the answer to that question hardly seems obvious.
- octonion 12y agoReally? Seems rather obvious to me that he should be removed.
- randomfool 12y agoDomestic battery w/ 117 blows over 30 minutes, covering her mouth and threatening to kill her. I would have an extremely hard time working with someone who recently did that and especially does not appear overly repentant & rehabilitated (see deleted twitter comments). The board should have removed him as soon as substantial allegations arose- this is not conducive to a respectful workplace.
- danielrhodes 12y agoI would agree with what you were saying if it was something minor like a drug charge where it's not a moral crime. But this is assault and battery and he would likely be going to prison if it weren't for a technicality. Such crimes bring into question whether he is fit to lead, whether employees would be willing or comfortable to work with him, whether vendors/clients would be ok with him, not to mention the PR backlash associated with keeping him (especially with an IPO around the corner). RadiumOne would be better off if they disassociated themselves as quickly as possible from the guy. Either the board should let him go or he should resign.
- kjs3 12y agoPart of the job description of a CEO is "don't fuck up in public in a way that embarrasses the company". On this alone, he should be tossed.