CEO busted after leaving forum comments

Cory Bergman July 11th, 2007

Oooops. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey posted messages under an anonymous handle on Yahoo forums that praised his company and blasted Wild Oats, which Whole Foods is seeking to buy, reports the WSJ. (Sub req.)

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  • 1. discreet_chaos  |  July 12th, 2007 at 11:54 am

    I actually have no problem with any of this; The WSJ obviously found no comments which violated security laws, so he’s basically accused of having a little fun, participating in a community and posting about something dear to his heart.

    I understand that it had to become public knowledge because it came out in an investigation, but I hope it doesn’t put an artificial gag into the mouths of other insiders or politicians (Fred Thompson), who remain within the letter of the law.

  • 2. will  |  July 12th, 2007 at 6:34 pm

    When you add this idiotic stunt (which is truly conduct unbecoming a CEO) to his statements before the FTC about eliminating competition that threatened the planned merger with Wild Oats, it’s time for Mackey to go.

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