Its board replaced its CEO Ron Gutman with tech veteran Bill Gossman, the company said in a news release Tuesday. " Recode start-up Healthtech 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 Ron Gutman , seen by technology news site HealthTap , the board said: "The toxicity you introduced into the workplace ends now." Gutman claims the allegations are false and harmful.
Recode start-up Healthtech 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 Ron Gutman , seen by technology news site HealthTap , the board said: "The toxicity you introduced into the workplace ends now." Gutman claims the allegations are false and harmful.