Danish Fintech Fires CEO Facing Sexual Assault Complaint
- Tradeshift dismissed Christian Lanng citing gross misconduct
- Company was valued at $2.7 billion in 2021 financing round
Christian Lanng
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A payment-technology company that had some of the world’s biggest banks as backers has fired its chief executive officer amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
Tradeshift Holdings Inc. dismissed its co-founder Christian Lanng due to “serious allegations of sexual assault and harassment” and “gross misconduct on multiple grounds,” the company, which is based in San Francisco and Copenhagen, said in a statement late Tuesday.