On May 10, Boston technology services firm Keane Inc. was rocked by the resignation of chief executive Brian T. Keane after two female employees lodged internal complaints charging him with sexual harassment. Keane, the son of the company's founder, denied the accusations but admitted to unspecified "poor judgment" in his personal conduct.
The company paid $1.14 million to settle one complaint and an undisclosed sum to settle the other.
In the aftermath of Keane's resignation, the board named a three-man "office of the president" led by interim chief executive John J. Leahy to stabilize the company and lead it through a transition period. But on Sept. 29, the company fired one of the three members of that office, Richard S. Garnick, for "just cause" related to travel expenses and unauthorized communications. At year's end, a lawsuit was pending and the company had yet to name a new chief executive.
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The company paid $1.14 million to settle one complaint and an undisclosed sum to settle the other.
In the aftermath of Keane's resignation, the board named a three-man "office of the president" led by interim chief executive John J. Leahy to stabilize the company and lead it through a transition period. But on Sept. 29, the company fired one of the three members of that office, Richard S. Garnick, for "just cause" related to travel expenses and unauthorized communications. At year's end, a lawsuit was pending and the company had yet to name a new chief executive.
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