INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Away CEO Steph Korey is stepping down following The Verge report of toxic culture at the luggage startup
Taking her spot is Stuart Haselden, COO at Lululemon, The Wall Street Journal reports
Haselden last day at Lululemon will be Jan
Korey will remain on board as executive chairman.
Following The Verge story, which described a workplace where Korey was known for berating
employees via Slack, Korey tweeted last week that she was &making things right& at the company.
&I&m not proud of my behavior in those
moments, and I&m sincerely sorry for what I said and how I said it,& she tweeted
&It was wrong, plain and simple.&
She added that she had also been working with an executive coach since those incidents the report
According to The Wall Street Journal, Away had been looking for Korey replacement since the spring.
Away declined to comment but confirmed
the news.
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