RadiumOne Fires CEO After Battery and Domestic-Violence Conviction

Advertising startup RadiumOne fired its CEO, founder and chairman Gurbaksh Chahal on Saturday night, two weeks after Chahal pleaded guilty to battery and domestic-violence charges for assaulting his girlfriend.

The company's board of directors announced the firing on Sunday, after news of the dismissal was first reported by Recode. RadiumOne faced pressure to take action after Chahal pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on April 17

RadiumOne issued a statement on Sunday, without mentioning the reason behind the firing. However, a person close to the matter confirmed to Mashable that Chahal's personal issues were damaging to RadiumOne's reputation, and played a role in his firing Read more...