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Alphabet�s top lawyer announced he is leaving the company he
helped build amid an investigation into his relationships with
other staffers.
David Drummond, the 56-year-old chief legal officer of Google�s
parent company, will leave the search giant at the end of the
month, according to a note he sent to colleagues.
And despite having been with the tech giant for 18 years,
Drummond is not receiving an exit package, a spokeswoman
confirmed.
In his letter, Drummond claims he is going to �retire,� and
cites the recent decision of Google co-founders Larry Page and
Sergey Brin to step back from operational roles as factoring
into his decision to also jump ship.
�With Larry and Sergey now leaving their executive roles at
Alphabet, the company is entering an exciting new phase, and I
believe that it�s also the right time for me to make way for the
next generation of leaders,� Drummond wrote. �As a result, after
careful consideration, I have decided to retire at the end of
this month.�
But the departure also comes just months after it emerged that
Alphabet�s board of directors opened an investigation into
Drummond after a stunning blog post by a former underling who
accused him of regularly ignoring the tech giant�s rules around
romantic relationships.
Drummond not only failed to tell his superiors about his
extramarital affair with Jennifer Blakely, who worked under him,
he then left her for a co-worker a year after they had a child
together, Blakely claimed in her August blog post on Medium.
Drummond then had an affair with his �personal assistant,�
followed by yet another subordinate from the legal department,
Blakely said.
At the time, Drummond admitted to a �difficult� breakup with
Blakely, but denied having �started a relationship with anyone
else who was working at Google or Alphabet.� A week later, he
married Corinne Dixon, who also works in Google�s legal
department, but who does not report directly to Drummond.
The lawyer last week dumped $77 million worth of Alphabet stock,
according to SEC filings, and had dumped more than an additional
$100 million in the previous two months.
Aside from confirming Drummond�s departure and his lack of an
exit package, Google declined to comment.
In 2018, Google made headlines for eye-popping severance
packages it has paid to three executives accused of sexual
misconduct � including a $90 million golden parachute for
Android creator Andy Rubin.
https://nypost.com/2020/01/10/google-parents-top-lawyer-quits- amid-sexual-misconduct-probe/
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