KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The top executive of Kansas City-based beer maker Boulevard Brewing Company has become the third high-ranking employee to leave since a viral Reddit post accused the company of being a harmful place to work for women.
Jeff Krum, who has led Boulevard since 2016 and worked there for more than 25 years, confirmed his resignation to The Kansas City Star after informing employees in an email Wednesday afternoon.
“As president, one of my oversight responsibilities was to ensure that all our workplaces were free of any form of real or perceived harassment or demonstrations of unwanted attention,” Krum told employees. “Disclosures of recent days make it clear that this was not always achieved.”
The iconic Kansas City brewery first came under fire on Saturday because of the Reddit post, which accused members of the company of pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment. The post said women who went to the company’s human resources department were ignored or even targeted.
Amid backlash on social media, the company on Tuesday released a longer statement where it acknowledged the widespread issue and apologized. It said it would enable anonymous reporting, reexamine its policies and mandate that company staff undergo harassment, bias and discrimination training.
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