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C-Suite conduct | UK biotech firm sacks CEO for having relationships with employees

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UK biotech firm sacks CEO for having relationships with employees

A British biotech firm has sacked its CEO after an investigation found he had engaged in relationships with two employees.

Exscientia confirmed it had dismissed CEO Dr Andrew Hopkins with immediate effect after the situation came to light. The company’s chairman has also quit, after it was revealed he’d previously been aware of one of the relationships.

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