Sam Altman to Steve Jobs: 6 CEOs sacked from their own firms

By Editorji News Desk
Published on | Nov 20, 2023

Sam Altman

OpenAI ousted co-founder and CEO Sam Altman due to communication discrepancies with the board of directors

CEOs sacked from their own firms

But Altman is not alone in the list, other CEOs have also been dismissed from their companies recently. Here are some notable names

Steve Jobs

Co-founder of Apple, fired in 1985 due to clashes with the board; returned in 1997, led Apple to success for 14 years

Marissa Mayer

Hired as Yahoo CEO in 2012, resigned in 2017 after security breaches; received a severance package of $23 million

Carly Fiorina

CEO of Hewlett Packard from 1999 to 2005; fired due to failure in executing cost-cutting strategies and revenue growth

Travis Kalanick

Uber CEO resigned in 2017 amidst a workplace crisis involving gender discrimination and harassment allegations

Jack Dorsey

Co-founder of Twitter, fired in 2008 due to management issues; reinstated in 2015; stepped down in 2021, succeeded by Parag Agarwal