Chapter 19 - KATHERINE WITHOUT KELLER HERITAGE
Katherine fought her termination in arbitration.
She argued the Hawthorn issue had been used as a pretext for family retaliation.
The arbitrator found:
Her Easter conduct alone would not justify forfeiting all executive compensation.
Her documented governance failures did justify termination for cause under portions of her contract.
Result:
She lost the $4.8 million retention package.
Received some earned salary and vested benefits.
No giant wrongful-termination award.
No total forfeiture.
Mixed.
Later, she took a job at a smaller design company.
Not CEO.
Director of brand strategy.
Her first employer terminated discussions after background checks.
The second hired her after she disclosed everything.
People are allowed to work again.
Accountability is not permanent economic exile.
She completed counseling.
May you like
No public redemption campaign.
Good.
