Best Buy saga ousts chairman & founder (too)

After a long and hard 46 years as the face of Best Buy, Richard Schulze reportedly quit yesterday amid further allegations that he harbored a deep dark secret about the time Brian Dunn served as C.E.O  of the company.

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Schulze walked out after a pending investigation found that he for years (years people) hid the fact that allegations of  similar means had surfaced about Brian Dunn in the past.

The company released a statement after his departure:

“The chairman revealed to the CEO the identity of the female employee and the employee who authored the [complaint],” the company said in a statement. “This action exposed the employees to potential retaliation and exposed the company to potential liability for such retaliation.”

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