India, Sept. 2 -- In the past few months, three CEOs from different corporate sectors went viral for all the wrong reasons. Be it Laurent Freixe, Piotr Szczerek, or Andy Byron, these CEO's actions caused massive outrage among people.

Swiss multinational Nestle dismissed its former chief executive officer, Laurent Freixe, after he was found to be in an "undisclosed romantic relationship" with a subordinate. The executive was fired for breaching the company's code of business conduct.

"This was a necessary decision," Paul Bulcke, who had overseen the investigation into Freixe, said in a statement. "Nestle's values and governance are strong foundations of our company. I thank Laurent for his years of service." The former CEO worked at the ...