Lost In Love
Top CEOs who kissed away their jobs
“The course of true love never did run smooth.” – William Shakespeare
Some CEOs get a little too used to the people around them always saying yes.
Maybe this explains why they sometimes blow it all on love, or lust, or blatant sexual harassment.
Here’s a look at top CEOs who’ve lost their high-paying jobs for office naughtiness.
These are just some of the guys who got caught. And to think they were paid millions for their judgement.
Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe – September 2025
The world’s largest food company caught it’s CEO Laurent Freixe in “an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate” that violated its code of conduct. Then it gave him the ol’ Nestlé Crunch,.
Freixe had been CEO for only a year, but based on available compensation reports it appeared he lost a gig that paid about $13 million in total annual compensation.
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