Police say an assailant who remains on the loose fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in front of the Hilton Midtown. Photo: Stefan Jeremiah/APFatal Shooting of CEO Sets Off Scramble to Reassess Executive Security
"If you are at a company that deals with consumers in an emotional area, you really have to think about this," former Airbnb General Counsel Rob Chesnut said.
December 05, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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Fewer than one-quarter of Fortune 500 companies provide personal security services to senior executives, a percentage that legal and security executives predict will spike in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s fatal shooting in front of a Manhattan hotel Wednesday.
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