8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (7)
#20237863 at 2024-01-13 19:58:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #24832: Caturday Afternoon Erection Time Travels Edition
13 Jan, 2024 17:53
eBay fined for delivering live spiders to company critics
Court documents say that eBay executives targeted bloggers for harassment after receiving negative coverage online
Online retail giant eBay has agreed to pay a fine of $3 million (?2.35 million) to resolve a criminal complaint over employeeswho had sent a range of items, including live spiders and cockroaches, to the home of two US bloggers.
David and Ina Steiner received a series of unwanted deliveries from eBay employees in 2019, court papers said, which alsoincluded a funeral wreath, a bloody pig mask, and a book detailing how to deal with the grief of a deceased spouse.
The items were delivered as part of a ==targeted harassment campaign= following the publication of the Steiners' 'EcommerceBytes' newsletter, which some eBay executives had disliked, prosecutors said. The US Attorney's Office in the District of Massachusetts said that Jim Baugh, formerly eBay's senior director of safety and security, and six other associates, were involved in the scheme.
Additionally, the court documents detail thatBaugh and his associates 'bugged' the couple's car with a GPS tracking deviceand posted messages to the Craigslist website inviting strangers to the Steiners' home in Natick, Massachusetts, for sexual encounters.
"eBay engaged in absolutely horrific, criminal conduct," acting Massachusetts US Attorney Josh Levy said to the AP news agency this week. "The company's employees and contractors involved in this campaign put the victims through pure hell in a petrifying campaign aimed at silencing their reporting and protecting the eBay brand."
The series of harassing deliveries began in 2019 after the Steiners published an online story about a lawsuit eBay had filed in which it alleged that Amazon was using tactics to steal its customer base.
Court records say that just 30 minutes after the article appeared online, eBay's then-CEO Devin Wenig sent a message to another executivesaying: "If you are ever going to take her down ... now is the time."
The executive is then said to have relayed the message to Waugh, adding that Ira Steiner is a "biased troll who needs to get BURNED DOWN."
The legal filings said that the Steiners had felt "emotionally, psychologically, and physically"abused as a result of the harassment.
The employees involved were fired soon after the allegations became known. Baugh and six others pleaded guilty to charges related to the case. Waugh was sentenced to almost five years in prison in 2022.
Wenig, who stood down from eBay in 2019, denied complicity in the scheme - however, Baugh claimed in legal proceedings that he had received pressure from Wenig to respond to the Steiners' claims in their newsletter.
https://www.rt.com/news/590595-ebay-fine-blogger-harassment/
#17554608 at 2022-09-21 11:40:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #21521: The Most Towering Political Figure in Living Memory Edition
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/6/18/21295992/ebay-security-stalking-ecommercebytes-cyberstalking-Devin-Wenig-james-baugh
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EBay's former CEO denies any link to the cyberstalking of a blogger. But he did want to create a competitor to challenge her.==
Devin Wenig says he had "no knowledge, no private understanding, no tacit approval" of the harassment campaign.
Earlier this week, reports emerged of a very strange corporate scandal: Federal authorities charged several former eBay corporate security employees for their roles in a cyberstalking campaign targeting a blogger that involved Twitter harassment and mailing insects to her house. Now, former eBay CEO Devin Wenig, who led the company at the time, tells Recode that he was shocked to hear details of the campaign this week and that he gave "no direction" nor "tacit approval" for it.
#10035915 at 2020-07-21 21:33:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12843: Aussie Land Peeps Waken Up? We Got A Few Edition
This story is a month old but has not been mentioned here (I checked).
NOTE: The REAL kicker in this story is that this dude was head of Nextdoor.com PR from 2016-2019. How do you feel about HIM knowing where you live?
EBay's Former PR Chief Is 'Executive 2' in Cyberstalking Indictment
EBay Inc.'s former communications chief is "Executive 2" in a federal indictment accusing company employees of cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Steven Wymer, who has not been charged with a crime, was EBay's public-relations chief for about nine months in 2019, when six EBay employees allegedly harassed the proprietors of an e-commerce newsletter that wrote articles about the company. Bloomberg reported Monday that "Executive 1" is former chief executive officer Devin Wenig, who is also referred to in the indictment but not charged with anything.
Wymer allegedly sent a text to Wenig in April of last year saying, "We are going to crush this lady" after the newsletter published a story about Wenig's compensation, according to the indictment.
Those texts preceded an alleged cyberstalking campaign that included sending the couple live cockroaches, a funeral wreath, a bloody pig Halloween mask and a book on surviving the death of a spouse. Federal prosecutors claim former EBay employees James Baugh and David Harville led the elaborate campaign. Four other former EBay employees were also charged.
Wymer did not respond to requests for comment sent to him through LinkedIn and Twitter. Before EBay, he held communications posts at social media platform Nextdoor.com Inc. and digital video recorder maker Tivo Inc. Before joining the tech industry, he worked in press relations roles for U.S. senators in Nebraska and Colorado and briefly worked with the State Department managing relations with several African nations, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The charges come less than a year after Wenig stepped down as EBay's CEO amid pressure from activist investors to break up the company. EBay said in a statement that it "terminated all involved employees, including the company's former chief communications officer, in September 2019." Wymer held the title and left EBay at that time.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-17/ebay-former-pr-chief-is-said-to-be-executive-2-in-indictment
#8855253 at 2020-04-19 23:03:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11336: Spool Up For Presser Edition
Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?
In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as you will see below, corporate insiders also sold off billions of dollars worth of shares in their own companies just before the stock market imploded. In life, timing can be everything, and sometimes people simply get lucky. But it does seem odd that so many among the corporate elite would be so exceedingly "lucky" all at the same time. In this article I am not claiming to know the motivations of any of these individuals, but I am pointing out certain patterns that I believe are worth investigating.
One financial publication is using the phrase "the great CEO exodus" to describe the phenomenon that we have been witnessing. It all started last year when chief executives started resigning in numbers unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The following was published by NBC News last November...
Chief executives are leaving in record numbers this year, with more than 1,332 stepping aside in the period from January through the end of October, according to new data released on Wednesday. While it's not unusual to see CEOs fleeing in the middle of a recession, it is noteworthy to see such a rash of executive exits amid robust corporate earnings and record stock market highs.
Last month, 172 chief executives left their jobs, according to executive placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's the highest monthly number on record, and the year-to-date total outpaces even the wave of executive exits during the financial crisis.
By the end of the year, an all-time record high 1,480 CEOs had left their posts. (Fortune Magazine, right)
The following are just a few of the big name CEOs that chose to step down in 2019...
United Airlines - Oscar Munoz
Alphabet - Larry Page
Gap - Art Peck
McDonald's - Steve Easterbrook
Wells Fargo - Tim Sloan
Under Armour - Kevin Plank
PG&E - Geisha Williams
Kraft Heinz - Bernardo Hees
HP - Dion Weisler
Bed, Bath & Beyond - Steven Temares
Warner Bros. - Kevin Tsujihara
Best Buy - Hubert Joly
New York Post - Jesse Angelo
Colgate-Palmolive - Ian Cook
MetLife - Steven Kandarian
eBay - Devin Wenig
Nike - Mark Parker
Of course the mass exodus of chief executives did not end there.
In fact, a whopping 219 CEOs stepped down during the month of January 2020 alone.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/why-did-hundreds-of-ceos-resign-just-before-the-world-started-going-absolutely-crazy/5707970
#8561042 at 2020-03-25 17:41:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10961: Hot "Twat Snot" Wheels At It Again! Edition
Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?
In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as you will see below, corporate insiders also sold off billions of dollars worth of shares in their own companies just before the stock market imploded. In life, timing can be everything, and sometimes people simply get lucky. But it does seem odd that so many among the corporate elite would be so exceedingly "lucky" all at the same time. In this article I am not claiming to know the motivations of any of these individuals, but I am pointing out certain patterns that I believe are worth investigating.
One financial publication is using the phrase "the great CEO exodus" to describe the phenomenon that we have been witnessing. It all started last year when chief executives started resigning in numbers unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The following was published by NBC News last November...
Chief executives are leaving in record numbers this year, with more than 1,332 stepping aside in the period from January through the end of October, according to new data released on Wednesday. While it's not unusual to see CEOs fleeing in the middle of a recession, it is noteworthy to see such a rash of executive exits amid robust corporate earnings and record stock market highs.
Last month, 172 chief executives left their jobs, according to executive placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's the highest monthly number on record, and the year-to-date total outpaces even the wave of executive exits during the financial crisis.
By the end of the year, an all-time record high 1,480 CEOs had left their posts.
But to most people it seemed like the good times were still rolling at the end of 2019. Corporate profits were rising and the stock market was setting record high after record high.
Yes, there were lots of signs that the global economy was really slowing down, but most experts were not forecasting an imminent recession.
So why did so many chief executives suddenly decide that it was time to move on?
The following are just a few of the big name CEOs that chose to step down in 2019...
Dennis Muilenburg - Boeing
United Airlines - Oscar Munoz
Alphabet - Larry Page
Gap - Art Peck
McDonald's - Steve Easterbrook
Wells Fargo - Tim Sloan
Under Armour - Kevin Plank
PG&E - Geisha Williams
Kraft Heinz - Bernardo Hees
HP - Dion Weisler
Bed, Bath & Beyond - Steven Temares
Warner Bros. - Kevin Tsujihara
Best Buy - Hubert Joly
New York Post - Jesse Angelo
Colgate-Palmolive - Ian Cook
MetLife - Steven Kandarian
eBay - Devin Wenig
Nike - Mark Parker
Of course the mass exodus of chief executives did not end there.
In fact, a whopping 219 CEOs stepped down during the month of January 2020 alone.
By then, it was starting to become clear that the coronavirus that was ripping through China could potentially become a major global pandemic, and I certainly can understand why many among the corporate elite would choose to abandon ship at that moment.
Some of these CEOs have made absolutely absurd salaries for many years, and it is much easier to take the money and run than it is to stick around and steer a major corporation through the most difficult global crisis that any of us have ever experienced.
The following are just a few of the well known CEOs that have resigned so far in 2020...
Bob Iger, CEO of Disney
Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM
Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich
T-Mobile's CEO John Legere
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga
Keith Block, co-CEO of Salesforce
Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse
Hulu CEO Randy Freer
It is important for me to say that I do not have any special insight into the personal motivations of any of these individuals, and every situation is different.
But I do think that it is quite strange that we have seen such an unprecedented corporate exodus at such a critical moment in our history.
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-did-hundreds-of-ceos-resign-just-before-the-world-started-going-absolutely-crazy
#8559375 at 2020-03-25 14:53:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10959: She's Retarded Edition
Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?
In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as you will see below, corporate insiders also sold off billions of dollars worth of shares in their own companies just before the stock market imploded. In life, timing can be everything, and sometimes people simply get lucky. But it does seem odd that so many among the corporate elite would be so exceedingly "lucky" all at the same time. In this article I am not claiming to know the motivations of any of these individuals, but I am pointing out certain patterns that I believe are worth investigating.
One financial publication is using the phrase "the great CEO exodus" to describe the phenomenon that we have been witnessing. It all started last year when chief executives started resigning in numbers unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The following was published by NBC News last November...
Chief executives are leaving in record numbers this year, with more than 1,332 stepping aside in the period from January through the end of October, according to new data released on Wednesday. While it's not unusual to see CEOs fleeing in the middle of a recession, it is noteworthy to see such a rash of executive exits amid robust corporate earnings and record stock market highs.
Last month, 172 chief executives left their jobs, according to executive placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's the highest monthly number on record, and the year-to-date total outpaces even the wave of executive exits during the financial crisis.
By the end of the year, an all-time record high 1,480 CEOs had left their posts.
But to most people it seemed like the good times were still rolling at the end of 2019. Corporate profits were rising and the stock market was setting record high after record high.
Yes, there were lots of signs that the global economy was really slowing down, but most experts were not forecasting an imminent recession.
So why did so many chief executives suddenly decide that it was time to move on?
The following are just a few of the big name CEOs that chose to step down in 2019...
Dennis Muilenburg - Boeing
United Airlines - Oscar Munoz
Alphabet - Larry Page
Gap - Art Peck
McDonald's - Steve Easterbrook
Wells Fargo - Tim Sloan
Under Armour - Kevin Plank
PG&E - Geisha Williams
Kraft Heinz - Bernardo Hees
HP - Dion Weisler
Bed, Bath & Beyond - Steven Temares
Warner Bros. - Kevin Tsujihara
Best Buy - Hubert Joly
New York Post - Jesse Angelo
Colgate-Palmolive - Ian Cook
MetLife - Steven Kandarian
eBay - Devin Wenig
Nike - Mark Parker
Of course the mass exodus of chief executives did not end there.
In fact, a whopping 219 CEOs stepped down during the month of January 2020 alone.
By then, it was starting to become clear that the coronavirus that was ripping through China could potentially become a major global pandemic, and I certainly can understand why many among the corporate elite would choose to abandon ship at that moment.
Some of these CEOs have made absolutely absurd salaries for many years, and it is much easier to take the money and run than it is to stick around and steer a major corporation through the most difficult global crisis that any of us have ever experienced.
The following are just a few of the well known CEOs that have resigned so far in 2020...
Bob Iger, CEO of Disney
Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM
Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich
T-Mobile's CEO John Legere
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga
Keith Block, co-CEO of Salesforce
Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse
Hulu CEO Randy Freer
It is important for me to say that I do not have any special insight into the personal motivations of any of these individuals, and every situation is different.
But I do think that it is quite strange that we have seen such an unprecedented corporate exodus at such a critical moment in our history.
More:
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-did-hundreds-of-ceos-resign-just-before-the-world-started-going-absolutely-crazy
Where have we heard this board anons?
#4063469 at 2018-11-28 21:35:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5171: Be Best Edition
GM's newest board member used to work for the CIA
General Motors is a bit of a corporate anomaly in America.
It is one of the few companies to have gender equity on its board of directors, which is now composed of six men and six women.
The carmaker elected Jami Miscik, 60, to its board, it said in a statement released Wednesday.
Miscik is an expert in global security and intelligence, having once served as the Central Intelligence Agency's deputy director for intelligence, responsible for all of the CIA's intelligence analysts and deciding the content of the president's daily briefing. She currently serves as the CEO and vice chair of Kissinger Associates.
"Jami is a seasoned leader with experience in assessing the geopolitical and macroeconomic climate," said Mary Barra, GM's chairman and CEO.
Intelligence for GM
Established in 1982 by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Kissinger Associates is a consulting firm in New York. It advises clients on strategic partnerships, investments and government relations.
Miscik joined Kissinger Associates in 2009 as its president and vice chair. In 2015, she became its co-CEO and vice chair. In July of last year, she was named CEO and vice chair.
Said Barra, "Her unique and extensive background in intelligence, security and risk analysis and mitigation will add significant insights to GM's board and the company's overall strategy."
Miscik, who has a master's degree in international studies from the University of Denver and a bachelor's in political science from Pepperdine University, also worked for Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers.
She also serves on the board of directors at Morgan Stanley and as the co-vice chair of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Miscik also previously served on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
Gender equity
Miscik's addition to the board not only gives GM an expert with a world view at its helm, it also rebalances GM's gender equity on its board, a unique feature in corporate America where most boards are dominated by males.
Yet studies show that Fortune 500 companies with the highest representation of women board directors made more money, on average, than those with lower women representation, said a report by Catalyst, a nonprofit corporate research and advisory organization.
GM has been recognized for its gender equity across the company and on its boards. Last week, the Global Report on Gender Equality named GM as the No. 1 company in the world for gender equality in the workplace. In the report, GM bumped cosmetic company L'Oreal France from the top spot last year to second place.
Read more:
Women leaders cut corporate fraud, investors say
GM named No. 1 company in world for this
GM dominated the rankings because it's the only company of the largest 20 in the United States that has both a female CEO, Mary Barra, and an equal number of women and men on its board of directors, the study said.
At the time of this study, GM's board was evenly split between men and women. But in June, GM added Devin Wenig, president and CEO of eBay Inc., to the board, making the split six men and five women, until this week's addition of Miscik.
The study also cited GM's move to name Dhivya Suryadevara as its first female CFO as of Sept. 1. It listed pay equity and flexible hours as some of the other reasons for GM being a good company for women to work for.
Contact Jamie L. LaReau at 313-222-2149 or jlareau@freepress.com