CEO of Hoka Distributor in South Korea Resigns After Assaulting Workers
This guy sounds more like a mob boss than a CEO:
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The head of Joyworks&Co, the Korean distributor for running shoe brand Hoka, has stepped down after admitting to assaulting subcontracted workers.
CEO Cho Sung-hwan allegedly called subcontracted employees to an abandoned church building in Seongsu-dong, eastern Seoul, where he verbally and physically assaulted them. According to reports, Cho repeatedly slapped employees while shouting, “Do you know who I am?”He also reportedly kneed an employee in the face, with victims suffering fractured ribs, concussions and other injuries.
Cho initially claimed that the subcontractors were spreading false information and that the altercation involved physical contact by both parties, but later apologized.
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