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by roenxi 899 days ago
I'm identifying this as whinging without an actual complaint. Some people are lucky, and putting his girlfriend in charge of something is unimpressive but also unobjectionable in the main.
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> unobjectionable

LOL, because it's totally not gross or a conflict of interest in any way. Keep licking those billionaire boots, I bet they taste like caviar.

I don't see it. Run me through how this is a conflict of interests; ie who is it in conflict with.

Forbes is suggesting he fronted all the money and put his girlfriend in charge. While I wouldn't call that the highest-success strategy, it doesn't seem like a conflict. Presumably she is competent enough and I don't see anyone involved complaining. Did I miss something in the article?

It isn't a conflict of interest to appoint someone close to you to be CEO. It might be nepotism (read: is), but if someone fronted $100 million to some group then they get to engage in a little nepotism if they think it is a good idea. It is like a small businessman installing his son as 2IC; it isn't a cerebral choice but it is unproblematic.