Nestle fires boss after romantic relationship with employee
Nestle fired his general manager only a year later because he could not explain the “direct subordinate” and a “romantic relationship”.
Kit Kat Kat Chocolate and Nespresso Coffee Capsules, the Swiss Food giant, Laurent Freixe’nin Nestle’s president and the independent director of the President of the “Emergency Impact” was rejected after an investigation, he said.
The BBC understands that the investigation is triggered by a report through the company’s information flying channel.
Nestle President Paul Bulcke said: “This was a necessary decision. Nestlé’s values and management of our company’s strong foundations. I thank Laurent for his services in Nestlé.”
The relationship started with an employee who was not in the executive committee and the investigation began because it represented the conflict of interest, BBC learned.
Independent Director Pablo Isla inspected the investigation into Mr. Freixe as well as Mr. Freixe with the support of the independent external lawyer.
Financial Times, Mr. Freixe’s concerns about the relationship with an employee earlier this year has increased and the allegations were unfounded after the internal investigation.
After the complaints continued, the newspaper reported that Nestle was conducting another investigation with the help of the external lawyer, and then the allegations were approved.
Nestle spokesman said: “We have always acted according to the best application corporate governance.
“The external investigation was opened shortly after the first internal investigation and shows that we have taken the allegations and investigations seriously today.”
Mr. Freixe has been with Nestle for nearly 40 years, but he replaced Mark Schneider and stepped into the role of global general manager last September.
Nestle confirmed that it would not buy an exit package.
BBC contacted Mr. Freixe for a comment.
Philipp Navratil, who has been with Nestle since 2001, was appointed as the successor of Mr. Freixe.
Mr. Bulcke, the company “has not changed in the strategy and we will not lose speed to performance,” he said.
Mr. Bulcke will resign as a chair next year, and Zara-Sahini Inditex’s former boss, Mr. Isla, was proposed to replace him.
Other companies, after investigations about their personal relations with their colleagues, separated their ways with chief managers.
BP General Manager Bernard LooneyHe left the oil giant for three years after he admitted that he was not “completely transparent”.
Steve Easterbrook was fired by McDonald’s After finding that he had a consent -based relationship with an employee in 2019.
However, McDonald’s found that more investigation had three additional relationships with the British ruler with the staff.
Initially, he later received $ 105 million (£ 77.5 million) in a severance pay package he returned. In 2023, for misleading investors, the US financial observer was fined $ 400,000. He paid the sentence without accepting or rejecting the allegations.
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