Ziegenthaler is an analyst and trader for a large global ass…
Ziegenthaler is an analyst and trader for a large global asset management firm. The president and CEO of the firm is a legendary figure in the investment industry and appears regularly on global financial television programs as a commentator. Videos of these appearances routinely show the CEO sitting in the firm’s trading room with the traders’ workstations featured in the background. Ziegenthaler’s workstation and computer screen are often clearly visible during the CEO’s television appearances. In addition to working as an analyst for the firm, Ziegenthaler is a passionate supporter of an animal rights organization that protests the use of animal fur and hides by the fashion industry. During the CEO’s next television appearance, and unnoticed by the program’s producers, Ziegenthaler pulls up a graphic anti-fur poster on her computer screen so that it can be seen by viewers. Several of the firm’s clients, including members of the family of a prominent fashion house, are offended by the graphic and complain to the firm. Ziegenthaler’s actions are: