Boulevard Brewing s president steps down after allegations leveled at company
Company says it will hire an independent human resources firm to investigate issues raised Share Updated: 9:38 PM CST Jan 27, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff
Company says it will hire an independent human resources firm to investigate issues raised Share Updated: 9:38 PM CST Jan 27, 2021
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Show Transcript INTERRUPTION COMING UP. LARA: YOU CAN INTERRUPT ME ANYTIME. WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT, THE KANSAS CITY’S BOULEVARD BREWERY CONSENT S CONFIRMS THE RESIGNATION OF ITS CEO. THE COMPANY PRESIDENT IS OUT, BOULEVARD POSTED AN APOLOGY ON ITS WEBSITE CONFIRMING HARASSMENT HAS HAPPENED AND TO THOSE, WE FAILED TO PROTECT, WE ARE DEEPLY SORRY. AND OUTSIDE HR FIRM WILL BE BROUGHT IN TO INVESTIGATE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, S
By - Associated Press - Thursday, January 28, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The top executive of Kansas City-based beer maker Boulevard Brewing Company has become the third high-ranking employee to leave since a viral Reddit post accused the company of being a harmful place to work for women.
Jeff Krum, who has led Boulevard since 2016 and worked there for more than 25 years, confirmed his resignation to The Kansas City Star after informing employees in an email Wednesday afternoon.
“As president, one of my oversight responsibilities was to ensure that all our workplaces were free of any form of real or perceived harassment or demonstrations of unwanted attention,” Krum told employees. “Disclosures of recent days make it clear that this was not always achieved.”