Riot Games has put its COO on two months unpaid depart over office misconduct.
An inside electronic mail despatched to Riot Games staff this week states firm COO Scott Gelb was placed on two months unpaid depart, throughout which he’ll endure “training.”
The discover to staffers from CEO Nicolo Laurent didn’t elaborate on the kind of coaching, nor the precise nature of Gelb’s offence (thanks, GI.biz).
Obtained by Kotaku, the e-mail confirms an investigation into Gelb performed by legislation agency Seyfarth Shaw which was “overseen by a special committee” shaped by Riots’s Board of Directors.
Sources on the League of Legends studio advised Kotaku Gelb was ceaselessly talked about by staff for continued actions deemed inappropriate. Staffers reported “incidents of slapping or flicking testicles, farting on employees or dry-humping them.”
Laurent said within the electronic mail many rumors circulating round Gelb “within the company, in the media and other channels,” weren’t true.
“There were claims made about Scott engaging in inappropriate and unprofessional behavior, particularly during the early days of Riot,” Laurent wrote. “And some of these claims were, in fact, substantiated. The conduct alleged in these claims is not acceptable.”
He went on to say Gelb might have “avoided owning his past and his consequences,” by leaving the corporate. Instead he selected “ownership and redemption,” which Laurent counseled.
“I will support him through this journey, and will leverage him as a great leader when he returns next year. I hope you will join me.”
The studio has been underneath scrutiny following an expose by Kotaku over the summer time as a result of a prevalent tradition of “sexism and misogyny.” A variety of employees got here ahead with accounts of sexism, gender discrimination, and inappropriate humor on the firm.
After the allegations have been made public, Riot released a statement saying it was dedicated to creating adjustments to its “cultural DNA,” and would “leave no room for sexism or misogyny.”
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