Ex-SocGen Woman of the Year Sues for $6 Million After Firing
- Zeina Bignier says she was dismissed out of the blue in 2016
- Lawyer blames stress on the ‘Kafkaesque’ world of compliance
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A veteran executive who was voted woman of the year at Societe Generale SA is suing the bank at a Paris employment tribunal after colleagues accused her of being a disrespectful control-freak and her bosses decided she was unfit for management.
Zeina Bignier, SocGen’s former head of public-sector origination, says she was harassed by her managers and compliance officers and then fired out of the blue in 2016. She’s seeking 5.2 million euros ($6 million), arguing that she’s still suffering from burnout three years after she was dismissed.