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CEO Sex Scandal Hall Of Fame

CEO Sex Scandal Hall Of Fame
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Economics writer

Now that former CIA director David Petraeus and Lockheed Martin's incoming CEO resigned on Friday because of extramarital affairs, we thought this would be a good time to reflect on some of the most famous extramarital affairs by the former CEOs of big U.S. companies.

Spoiler alert: None of these former CEOs are women.

The CEO Sex Scandal Hall Of Fame
Jack Welch, General Electric(01 of06)
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Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, had an affair with Suzy Wetlaufer, then editor of the Harvard Business Review, while he was married. They're now married. His affair was first reported in the news in 2002; he left GE in 2001 after leading the company for 30 years. (credit:WikiMedia:)
Brian Dunn, Best Buy(02 of06)
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Brian Dunn, former CEO of Best Buy, resigned in April because the company found out that he had an inappropriate relationship with a female employee. He is married with three sons. (credit:Getty Images)
Mark Hurd, HP(03 of06)
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Mark Hurd, former CEO of HP, resigned in 2010 after a letter surfaced accusing him of sexually harassing a contract employee at the company.CORRECTION: A previous version of this slide characterized Hurd's relationship with Fisher as an "affair." The details of the nature of their relationship have not been confirmed. (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb2dbd6e4b0480ca65d70d2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49034885@N05/8044944165" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Oracle_Photos_Screenshots" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb2dbd6e4b0480ca65d70d2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49034885@N05/8044944165" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8" data-vars-position-in-unit="10">Oracle_Photos_Screenshots</a>)
Harry Stonecipher, Boeing(04 of06)
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Harry Stonecipher, former CEO of Boeing, resigned in 2005 because he had an affair with a Boeing company executive. His wife filed for divorce days after the resignation. (credit:Getty Images)
Kenneth Melani, Highmark(05 of06)
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Kenneth Melani (center), former CEO of the health insurance company Highmark, was fired in early April for having an affair with a married employee, while he was married with four children. (credit:Wikimedia)
Stephen MacMillan, Stryker(06 of06)
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Stephen MacMillan, former CEO of the medical device manufacturer Stryker, was fired in March for having an affair with an employee while he was married. (credit:Stryker)

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