Fired CFO in €4 Million Fight With Moët Hennessy Over NDA

Moët Hennessy and its ousted finance chief are embroiled in a legal spat after the drinks giant accused him of violating a non-disclosure agreement by leaking secrets for an article about his partner’s sexual-harassment claim.

Mark Stead signed the NDA in July 2024 as part of a settlement after being dismissed for alleged expense abuses, including a stay at a New York luxury hotel. The deal gave him severance but bound him to strict confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses.

Now the company says Stead fed information to news outlet La Lettre as part of a report about how Moët Hennessy handled ...