Beleaguered Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski stepped down Friday amid growing legal trouble related to his alleged role in a massive conspiracy to fix prices of canned tuna sold in the United States.
"Following last week’s indictment announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice, Chris Lischewski has taken a leave of absence to defend himself from the accusations made against him," Jill Irvin, senior vice president, general counsel at Bumble Bee Seafoods, said in a statement sent to IntraFish.
Bumble Bee has succession plans in place in the event a member of the senior leadership team temporarily or permanently leaves their position.
