Laurent Frascu’s case, CEO of multinational chocolate chocolates, tracks the history of the office that has dropped the dismissal

The secret love in the office has a price in the US: Losing Employment. By this Monday, Nestlé CEO, Laurent Frasci, was the last one to join the list of top executives who lost their position to maintain and hide their romantic relations with employees. The necessary relationships that Frast supported with the direct subordinate was discovered after the internal investigation of the company itself. In the case of Andy Byron, the Astronomer Executive Director, the investigation was not necessary. It was Kiss the cam (Kissed the House) From the ColdPlay concert in July one that published – and the virus – its relationship with Christine Kabot, the head of human resources of the same company. The result of both was the same: to the street. And they are not the only ones. They are part of the long digging of excellent positions that have not reported their employers about the sentimental relationships they retain in the working environment as requires the management of most US companies.
The story is always the same. The senior leader of the big company begins a romantic relationship with someone with his working situation. New lovers hide the company at the link, which means violation of behavior codes. Relationships are revealed after an internal investigation. Either one Kiss the cam. The company stops the head or presses him to the departure, and the case jumps off the press. We are considering some of the most popular cases:
Harry Stonecipher (Boeing, 2005)

The American Boeing manufacturer forced his president and CEO Harry Stoneciphor after the investigation into a group directive. The company opened an internal investigation after receiving an anonymous complaint. Council President Lew Platt explained that the investigation had determined that Storytha was violated by the Boeing Code. The head, whose person was not revealed, was not directly ordered by the stones, and her status in the company was not injured. Platt said that “the facts reflect the bad executive criteria (cassage and 68), which harms its ability to manage the company.”
Mark Hard (HP, 2010)

Mark Hard, one of the most exciting executives in the technology sector, abandoned surprise wrapped in a sexual scandal. The CEO of Hewlett Packard (HP) from 2005 to 2010 maintained a secret relationship with the company contractor for a year and a half, with which he did not regret the costs, such as intimate dinners around the world that downloaded the company. After the complaint of sexual harassment, the company launched an internal investigation. However, in a statement of the company that explained the reasons for Herda’s departure, the HP Board of Directors made it clear that no violation of the anti -Stan policy, which is called, was revealed, although its behavior.
Brian Krzanich (Intel, 2018)

Intel Executive Director Brian Krzanich resigned in June 2019 after learning about a relationship with an employee. The company, one of the largest chips in the world, said that this relationship violated its behavior. In his statement, he explained: “The investigation conducted by internal and external legal advisers continued, confirmed the violation of Intel policy, which prohibits personal relationships in the workplace, suitable for all executives. Considering the expectation that all employees respect the values of the company and adhere to their codes, the board.”
Steve Westbrook (McDonald’s, 2019)

In November 2019, Steve East was fired as McDonald’s Executive Director for maintaining relationships with an employee. After his termination, Velidbrock sent an electronic message to the staff, recognizing the relationship. “It was a mistake,” he wrote. “Given the values of the company, I agree with the Board in which I came to retire.”
Mark Wisman (BlackRock, 2019)

When Mark Wisman postulated in December 2019 to inherit BlackRock’s maximum position, he was fired for not revealing an inadequate relationship in the company. “I had the only relationship with one of our colleagues without reporting it,” Wisman said. “I regret my mistake and take responsibility for my actions.” The investment fund requires its employees to disclose any relationship to the company.
Jeff Swari (CNN, 2022)

President of the CNN iconic television network Jeff Zucker announced in February 2022 to resign his position in the company. “As part of internal research, I was asked about a single relationship with my closest colleague, the man I worked for over 20 years,” the sugar staff told the Internal Memorandum. “I acknowledged that the relationship had developed in recent years. I was demanded that it reveal it when it started, but I wasn’t. I was wrong. So I refused today.”
Bernard Luni (BP, 2023)

Bernard Lunni, CEO of British oil company, reported resignation after admitting that he was not “completely transparent”, reporting “personal relations” he had with his colleagues with the company. 53 -year -old Luni joined the company in 1991 and was appointed CEO in 2020 with the aim of conducting a firm in an energy transition. According to the campaign, the board of directors received and analyzed anonymous allegations of “behavior” in their personal relations with colleagues of the company “in May 2022.
Andy Bayron (Astronomer, 2025)

The first head of the astronomer, Andy Bayron, left the post after a video in which he appeared, hugging a woman who was not his wife and was named the head of human resources of the same company, Christine Kabot, during the ColdPlay in Boston on July 16. The company specialized in data evidence for companies that decided to open a “formal study” after the video was widespread. On the social network X, the company stated that it is managed “for certain values” and the leaders “hope that they meet the requirements of behavior and accountability.”
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