Overview
- Takeshi Saito, the president of Japan's largest oil company, Eneos, has been dismissed after inappropriately hugging a woman while drunk at a social event.
- The incident was reported through Eneos' whistle-blowing system, leading to an investigation by external lawyers.
- Executive Vice President Yasushi Yatabe, who was present at the event, has also resigned.
- This is the second scandal for Eneos in two years, following the resignation of former CEO Tsutomu Sugimori last year over sexual harassment allegations.
- Eneos plans to implement drastic governance reforms and more effective measures to prevent such incidents in the future.