Super Retail Group前首席执行官Anthony Heraghty因隐瞒与下属的婚外情被开除，这一丑闻导致公司付出巨大代价。[1]2023年晚期，匿名举报指控Heraghty与人力资源主管Jane Kelly存在秘密关系。[1]2024年4月，该公司向澳大利亚证券交易所发布声明，两名员工因此提起诉讼，要求赔偿3000万至5000万澳元。[1]Heraghty的不实披露最终导致Super Retail花费2830万澳元用于处理法律费用。[1]
涉事员工的遭遇引发进一步纠纷。[1]2024年7月，前首席法律官Rebecca Farrell和公司秘书Amelia Berczelly向联邦法院提起诉讼，指控公司对她们进行骚扰并破坏举报人保护。[1]两名女性向法院表示因压力而被住院治疗。[1]Berczelly声称公司想"让我自杀，摧毁我的声誉，让我破产"。[1]2024年9月，Super Retail宣布终止Heraghty的职位，理由是收到"新信息"。[1]
Heraghty随后被任命为百年家族企业Winning Group的首席执行官。[1]该公司计划进行10亿澳元的上市。[1]
Anthony Heraghty has secured a new chief executive role at Winning Group, a century-old family business, despite his recent departure from Super Retail Group under significant controversy [1]. Heraghty was dismissed from Super Retail in September 2024 after the company received "new information," following a scandal in which he concealed an affair with a subordinate [1].
The executive's misconduct triggered extensive legal and financial fallout for Super Retail. In late 2023, an anonymous tip revealed that Heraghty had a secret relationship with Jane Kelly, the company's human resources manager [1]. When two employees subsequently filed lawsuits seeking compensation of between 30 million and 50 million Australian dollars in April 2024, Heraghty's failure to disclose the affair became central to their claims [1]. The resulting legal expenses cost Super Retail 28.3 million Australian dollars [1].
The scandal extended beyond financial damages. In July 2024, former chief legal officer Rebecca Farrell and company secretary Amelia Berczelly filed proceedings in federal court, alleging harassment and breaches of whistleblower protections [1]. Both women reported requiring hospitalization due to stress, with Berczelly telling the court that the company sought to "make me take my own life, destroy my reputation and bankrupt me" [1].
Heraghty's appointment at Winning Group comes as the company prepares for an initial public offering valued at approximately one billion Australian dollars next year [1]. His rapid professional recovery has drawn scrutiny regarding corporate accountability and the consequences of executive misconduct in the private sector.