Dossier
COO
Coverage of COO in the Nexus archive.
- Security boss thought MFA would be too much security
A senior director at a cybersecurity company, who was allegedly its COO, overreacted to a multi-factor authentication (MFA) rollout for Microsoft 365, falsely claiming it crippled an invoicing system. The actual issue was a buggy invoicing software, but the director demanded an immediate rollback, resulting in reduced security. The incident highlighted poor decision-making despite the team's successful implementation.
- Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring
Redwood Materials is undergoing layoffs and restructuring, leading to the departure of COO Chris Lister, a former Tesla executive, and at least three other vice presidents.