Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has escalated a legal battle with its former CFO Nadine Ahn by filing a countersuit after dismissing her for alleged code of conduct violations.
The case revolves around accusations of an undisclosed personal relationship between Ahn and a subordinate, Ken Mason, another executive at the bank who was terminated along with Ahn.
The countersuit, filed on Augus 16, comes in response to Ahn’s wrongful termination lawsuit filed against RBC earlier this month. Ahn, who is seeking nearly $50 million in damages, claimed that her dismissal was influenced by “gender-based stereotyping,” reported Reuters.
