ENEOS Holdings, the largest oil wholesaler, announced that it would set up a new system to punish officers in the event of a scandal, following the resignation of former chairman Tsutomu Sugimori in August this year due to sexual harassment. I made it
Former chairman of ENEOS Holdings Sugimori resigned in August this year after it was revealed that he had sexually inappropriate behavior towards a female employee at a restaurant in Naha.
President Takeshi Saito apologized again at the financial results announcement conference held on the 10th, saying, "I sincerely apologize for causing you great concern and inconvenience."
After that, President Saito said, "In the unlikely event that a scandal occurs, we will quickly clarify the responsibilities of officers and establish a system to take strict measures such as dismissal and non-payment of compensation." In order to do so, he expressed the idea of establishing a new system.
In addition to asking former chairman Sugimori to pay the expenses incurred by the company in responding to this sexual harassment, it is also a policy not to pay part of the executive compensation that has not been paid yet.