India, Jan. 30 -- A British CEO has slammed an Indian-origin professional for saying he does not work with women. Louisa Klouda, CEO of Fenchurch Legal, shared a screenshot of her exchange with Nirmal Patel, who informed her that he tends not to work with women before signing off with an unprofessional "Be well sweetheart."

Patel describes himself on LinkedIn as an "Sfo deal syndicate middleman" based in London.

It is not clear who initiated the conversation between him and Klouda, but in December 2024, Patel sent Klouda a message saying, "Happy to take a call as I don't like to connect without knowing the person."

Not receiving a response, he sent a follow up message on January 6. This time, Patel just sent a single question mark.

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