A few notorious cases where CEOs have hit the headlines for the wrong reasons
Sexual harassment in the corporate sector, is not uncommon despite several companies having clear policies to punish misdemeanors. Here are a few notorious cases of the recent past, where CEOs have hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.
1) Dominique Strauss Kahn – May 14, 2011
IMF chief, Dominique Strauss Kahn, age 62, was arrested before a Paris bound flight from New York for sexually assaulting a housekeeper at a Manhattan hotel. The charges included criminal sex act and attempted rape.
2) Anthony Weiner – May 2011 Representative Anthony Weiner, a six time democratic congressman from Brooklyn, New York was caught sending links to sexual pictures to a college student from Seattle over Twitter. After repeatedly denying the story, Weiner finally confessed to sending sexually suggestive pictures to several women he met online. He was later asked to resign by the Democratic National Committee.
Jang Suk Woo, CEO of Open World Entertainment, was charged with sexual assault against female trainees in his agency and was sentenced to 6 years in prison. He was charged with rape and violation of child protection laws. Open World Entertainment is an entertainment agency which includes pop South Korean bands such as The Boss and X-5.
Correction: Article has been updated with spelling corrections for IBM