Nadia Lim

2022 - 5 - 4

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Rich-lister blames Nadia Lim 'cleavage' photo for My Food Bag woes (The Spinoff)

The founder and CEO of a chemicals company has criticised My Food Bag for putting 'Eurasian fluff' (a photo of Nadia Lim) in its prospectus.

What has Henry been searching – and on what websites – to have the word Eurasian on the tip of his tongue? For a truly unremarkable photo of a woman smiling in a prospectus to inspire such strong feelings in a CEO suggests a deep issue within both business and investing. With trembling hands, I opened the prospectus on my smaller laptop screen, reluctant to display overt sensuality, an unbuttoned blouse and cleavage in the middle of the office. Optics matter, and selling your company to prospective investors can be done in any number of ways, including with a friendly stock-photo-adjacent shot of the business’s co-founder and ambassador. Its listing was so that owners and investors could sell down most, if not all, of their investment, meaning those who believed in the company early on and enabled it to grow appeared to be wanting to cash out. For Henry, “the interesting stuff” meant singling out My Food Bag as a point of comparison with his own company.

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Kiwi rich-lister Simon Henry under fire for calling Nadia Lim ... (Newshub)

The CEO said the businesswoman was using her "sensuality" to sell the meal delivery service.

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Company CEO critcised over 'misogynistic' comments about Nadia Lim (Stuff.co.nz)

In an interview with the NBR, rich-lister and DGL chief executive Simon Henry criticised fellow listed company My Food Bag for including a photo of brand ...

He’ll probably never get to experience or know that there’s so many people out there who he thinks can’t contribute, that if he actually got to know them and work with them could open a world of opportunities and do great things with him,” Lim said. Henry has been approached for comment via DGL’s media contacts. I mean, you know, when you got a TV celebrity showing off her sensuality to hock script, then you know you’re in trouble,” Henry said. She said Henry should apologise to Lim and all the women in DGL’s workplace, especially the sole woman on DGL’s board who he had, in effect, called ugly. Lim said she was "a tough cookie" but found it "sad and disappointing" that Henry did not use his position to celebrate diversity and inclusion. You know you’re in trouble.

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Company CEO criticised over 'misogynistic' comments about Nadia ... (Stuff.co.nz)

DGL boss Simon Henry made comments about Nadia Lim's appearance in My Food Bag's prospectus.

He’ll probably never get to experience or know that there’s so many people out there who he thinks can’t contribute, that if he actually got to know them and work with them could open a world of opportunities and do great things with him,” Lim said. Henry has been approached for comment via DGL’s media contacts. I mean, you know, when you got a TV celebrity showing off her sensuality to hock script, then you know you’re in trouble,” Henry said. She said Henry should apologise to Lim and all the women in DGL’s workplace, especially the sole woman on DGL’s board who he had, in effect, called ugly. Lim said she was "a tough cookie" but found it "sad and disappointing" that Henry did not use his position to celebrate diversity and inclusion. You know you’re in trouble.

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