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Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester stepping down but will remain on the board of directors
The long-serving exec has remained in post despite admitting to subjecting an employee to "inappropriate behaviour" in 2018.
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Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester has resigned and will be replaced by deputy CEO Mattias Lilja on January 4, 2027.
Wester was appointed CEO in September 2021 and previously held the role from 2009 to 2018. In 2021, he admitted to subjecting a Paradox employee to "inappropriate behaviour" during a company conference held in 2018. Going forward, he will remain on the board of directors.
"[At the] beginning of 2018, we held a company-wide conference, and during this gathering a Paradox employee was subject to inappropriate behaviour from me personally. This was something I immediately and sincerely apologised for in person the following Monday in a process reviewed by HR," he wrote at the time in a post on social media.
Wester's admission and apology is no longer viewable on X, where the CEO remains active.
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