Healthtech start-up HealthTap has fired its co-founder and CEO Ron Gutman over allegations about his treatment of employees, replacing him with Bill Gossman. The company said in a statement that it had hired the former chief executive officer at Medtronic Inc. to be president and CEO. In a letter to Gutman, seen by technology news site Recode, the board said: "The toxicity you introduced into the workplace ends now." Gutman claims the allegations are false and harmful.
Healthtech start-up HealthTap has fired its co-founder and CEO Ron Gutman over allegations about his treatment of employees, replacing him with Bill Gossman. The Silicon Valley company said it had instructed a law firm to investigate the allegations against Gutman after it received concerning reports about him. In a letter to Gutman, seen by technology news site Recode, the board said: "The toxicity you introduced into the workplace ends now." Gutman claims the allegations are false and harmful.