Sony bosses informed of Australian chief’s abusive behavior 2 decades ago

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Sony Music’s top executives were informed of abusive behavior by the company’s Australian chief, Dennis Handlin, more than two decades before he stepped down earlier this year, according to a detailed report by the country’s Australian Broadcasting Corporation .

Dennis Handlin and 4 other top Sony executives left the company earlier this year in the wake of a report called “Beneath the Glass Ceiling” on rampant, long-standing abusive behavior throughout the country’s music industry, including the other major labels.

Human resources head Lockhart said he reported Handlin's behaviour to Sony Music's global head office in NY multiple times throughout the 1990s, but his concerns were ignored.
In the report, “common, everyday occurrences” involving Handlin included:
• He is abusive daily
• Goes into frequent mad rages of screaming and bullying
• Purposely sets out to destroy people for power
• Enjoys intimidating staff
• Constantly humiliates staff in meetings
• Cannot treat women as equals

2 pages of the report were dedicated to concerns about Handlin's drinking habits, including that he was "highly abusive and aggressive to Sony staff and others when he's drunk".
Lockhart detailed how Handlin had ordered him to sack people for "not smiling at him", "not liking the physical look of someone", or "for being pregnant".

Handlin was suspended and an investigation was then launched, but three months later Handlin returned to his post for another two decades.

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