绊倒波音前CEO的女人(组图)

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　　3月7日，波音公司解聘了其总裁兼首席执行官哈里·斯通塞弗，理由是斯通塞弗与公司高层女主管存在不正当男女关系。事后，波音一直拒绝透露这名绯闻女主角的姓名和其它详细情况。然而，这个使斯通塞弗失去110万美元年薪的女人，最终还是浮出了水面。

　　The woman whose affair with the boss of Boeing led to himbeingsacked from his $1.1 million-a-year job was named yesterday asanexecutive 20 years his junior.

　　3月7日，波音公司解聘了其总裁兼首席执行官哈里·斯通塞弗，理由是斯通塞弗与公司高层女主管存在不正当男女关系。事后，波音一直拒绝透露这名绯闻女主角的姓名和其它详细情况。然而，这个使斯通塞弗失去110万美元年薪的女人，最终还是浮出了水面。

　　据英国《每日电讯报》3月10日报道，斯通塞弗婚外情丑闻的女主角名叫黛布拉·皮博迪，现年48岁，离异未婚。25年来，她一直为波音效力。1998年，皮博迪来到波音驻伦敦办事处担任了3年的波音商务机销售业务主管，之后返回美国，并在华盛顿大学攻读MBA（工商管理硕士）。毕业后，皮博迪很快成为波音负责空中互联网服务的波音联接业务部国际销售主管，之后她又到波音芝加哥董事长办事处赴任。现在，她在波音华盛顿办事处任职行政副总裁，兼贸易游说部经理。

　　7日，当波音宣布解雇斯通塞弗后，他与皮博迪的秘密恋情被曝光。今年1月，两人因同时出席公司在加利福尼亚棕榈沙漠度假村举办的一次晚宴而相遇，随后开始交往。然而，当两人的暧昧关系持续了仅数周以后，一封匿名信便被递到了董事长路·普莱特的手中。告密者称，这两人的书信中透露出了他们之间的暧昧关系。

　　据称，这封波音一名女职员发出的匿名信开始了波音有关人士对斯通塞弗长达10天的调查。最后，斯通塞弗承认了他与皮博迪的婚外情。波音董事会立即将斯通塞弗除名，并要求其辞职。波音董事会认为，首席执行官的言行应该是员工工作和个人生活的表率，斯通塞弗与公司职员的婚外情会对波音的声誉产生损害。普莱特指出：“并不是婚外情本身使得斯通塞弗被解雇，而是这场婚外情反映出了哈里缺乏远见，也会导致他领导公司能力的下降。”

　　斯通塞弗事件表现出美国众多公司对高级管理人员在道德品质上的要求。波音的做法也反应出公司高层管理人员正在接受着越来越严格的私生活审查，这难免会使一些人开始担心自己的处境。美国商业道德顾问克雷恩指出，像婚外情这类的事情，以前也只不过是一个警告就了结了，“现在的情况是，公司董事会在尽可能地避免法律纠纷，但实际上在解决这类事件时，他们没有一个经过深思熟虑过的原则作为指导”。

　　现年68岁的斯通塞弗已婚，膝下还有两个孙子。他在首席执行官的位置上只待了仅仅15个月就由于这场婚外恋丑闻被迫辞职。然而更具讽刺意味的是，绊倒斯通塞弗就是他自己定下的公司守则。2004年，在波音相继爆出文件偷窃丑闻和五角大楼加油机丑闻后，已经退休的波音副主席斯通塞弗临危受命，被董事会召回执掌帅印。为重振波音声誉，斯通塞弗上任后要求公司每名雇员都签署行为准则。虽然准则中并未特别限制婚外恋，但有一项条款规定，公司职员不得做出任何破坏公司的诚信、公正和声誉的事。

　　报道说，当有关皮博迪的详细资料被公开后，波音公司拒绝发表任何评论。目前，皮博迪的职位和薪水看起来并没有因为与斯通塞弗的关系而受到任何影响。但有传闻说，波音正在考虑是否更换她的职位。（国际在线蒋黎黎）LoverWho Brought Down Boeing Chief

　　The woman whose affair with the boss of Boeing led to himbeingsacked from his $1.1 million-a-year job was named yesterday asanexecutive 20 years his junior.

　　Debra Peabody, a 48-year-old divorcee who worked fortheplane-makers chief government lobbyist, met HarryStonecipherearlier this year at a corporate retreat inCalifornia.

　　Their affair became public on Monday when Boeing announced thatitwas firing Mr Stonecipher, a married father of two, forbreachingthe companys code of conduct - a code introduced by MrStonecipherand imposed on all the companys 160,000 staff.

　　According to reports, Miss Peabody, who had worked at Boeingfor25 years, only began her romantic entanglement with the thechiefexecutive in January, when the pair attended a company eventinPalm Desert, California. Their affair was only weeks old whenanunnamed female employee obtained correspondence between the two-said to be of an intimate nature - and sent copies to theBoeingchairman, Lew Platt, and the companys ethics officials.

　　That led to a 10-day investigation at the end of whichMrStonecipher admitted the affair and was asked to hand inhisresignation. The companys code of conduct states thatemployeeswill not engage in conduct or activity that may raisequestions asto the companys honesty, impartiality, reputation orotherwisecause embarrassment to the company.

　　Mr Platt said it was not the affair that led to MrStoneciphersdismissal, but circumstances surrounding the romanticentanglementwhich reflected poorly on Harrys judgment and wouldimpair hisability to lead the company.

　　His removal heralds a new high water mark in the standardsofethics demanded of Americas company bosses. Rulesregardingprofessional behaviour have already been tightened afterthebillion dollar frauds that caused the collapse of EnronandWorldCom. The situation at Boeing shows that the personal livesofexecutives are now coming under increasing scrutiny, a move thatislikely to worry other business leaders.

　　Freada Klein, a consultant on business ethics, saidmaritalinfidelities would previously have passed by with awarning.

　　My concern in the current climate is that boards are actingoutof litigation avoidance, and still not acting out ofcarefullyconsidered principles about how do we make a decision, andwhatkind of behaviours do we want to reward, she said.

　　Mr Stonecipher, 68, came out of retirement only 15 months agotolead the company at a time when it was dogged by severalscandalsinvolving its relationship with the Pentagon, whichresulted in twoexecutives being jailed. He was widely reckoned tohave done aremarkable job in changing the Boeing culture andrevitalizing thebusiness with an aggressive marketing strategy at atime when itfaced increasing competition from Airbus, its chiefEuropean rival.Boeing shares rose by more than 50 per cent underhisstewardship.

　　Miss Peabody moved to Boeings London office in 1998, whereshespent three years in charge of sales at the companyscommercialjet operations. After moving back to the US she collectedan MBA atthe University of Washington. Soon after, she becameinternationalsales director for Connexion, a Boeing operation thatprovideshigh-speed internet and broadcast services for businessjets,military transports and government aircraft for highrankingofficials.

　　Later she worked at the office of the chairman in Chicagobeforejoining the Washington office as vice-president foroperations andcommercial activities as a manager for the lobbyingoperations.

　　The company refused to comment yesterday.

　　There is no suggestion that the affair with Mr Stonecipher hadanyinfluence over Miss Peabodys career or salary. She remains onthecompany payroll, although her position is understood to beunderreview.

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　　（来源：国际在线）