The CFO of Tyson Foods, the son of the company’s chairman, has been charged with wandering into the home of a stranger and passing out, apparently while intoxicated.
John Tyson, 32, was charged by police in Fayetteville, Ark., with trespassing and public intoxication after the incident, which took place early in the morning of Sunday, Nov. 6. A woman reported to police that a stranger entered her home, apparently through an unlocked front door, and was asleep in her bed. Police attempted to wake Tyson up, but after sitting up, he lay back down immediately, and there was an odor of intoxicants about his person, according to police reports quoted in the Wall Street Journal.
John Tyson sent an all-company email on Nov. 7 in which he apologized for the incident and said he is receiving alcohol counseling: “I am embarrassed for personal conduct that is inconsistent with my personal values, the company’s values, and the high expectations we hold for each other here at Tyson Foods.”
John Tyson was made CFO on Oct. 2, after receiving an MBA from Stanford University in 2018 and working a few years in investment banking. He was seen as a potential successor to the leadership role in the company, where a majority of voting stock is controlled by the Tyson family.
