Creative director Guess Paul Marciano, who several months ago was accused of sexual harassment, left his post.
It was the recent sex scandal, at the epicenter of which he turned out, was the cause of Marciano's departure.
Several models, including Kate Upton, accused Marciano of sexual harassment, which was the reason for the investigation.
The results of the inspection were delivered to the company on June 11. On the same day, Paul Marciano wrote a letter of resignation,.
However, the 66-year-old co-founder of the fashion brand, though departing from his duties, will still remain on the board of directors.
As it became known, the company Guess and Paul Marciano concluded an agreement, according to which a man is compelled to compensate the moral damage to the injured girls. The total amount of payments will be 500,000 dollars.
"The board of directors and Mr.
Marciano came to a common opinion that at the time of the investigation, Marciano needs to retire from business. The company is very serious about any allegations of sexual misconduct and is trying to create a safe working environment. We look forward to completing all the inspections on this case, "- commented in Guess.
Note that in February, a famous supermodel Kate Upton published on her Twitter post about how Paul Marciano pestered her. According to the model, because of co-founder Guess she lost her job.