BUSINESS · TIMELINE

CEOs Who Lost the Job Over Affairs

From Boeing in 2005 to Nvidia in 2026

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ENTRY 01 · 2005

Boeing

HARRY STONECIPHER

Asked to resign over a relationship with an executive.

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ENTRY 02 · 2010

HP

MARK HURD

Resigned after a probe found inaccurate expense reports.

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ENTRY 03 · 2018

Intel

BRIAN KRZANICH

Broke the company’s non-fraternization policy.

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ENTRY 04 · 2019

McDonald’s

STEVE EASTERBROOK

Fired; later returned over $105 million.

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ENTRY 05 · 2023

BP

BERNARD LOONEY

Was not fully open about past relationships.

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ENTRY 06 · 2025

Nestlé

LAURENT FREIXE

Dismissed over a relationship with a subordinate.

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ENTRY 07 · 2026

Nvidia

JENSEN HUANG

Resigned Nov. 11 amid reports and a security probe.

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ENTRY 08 · PATTERN

12

CEOS SINCE 2005

Subordinates, broken policy or secrecy, not romance alone.

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FINAL ENTRY

Secrecy ends careers.

All 12 cases, how boards investigate, and workplace rules.

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