“This is the face of the man who relentlessly harassed my family and I completely NO PROBLEM, NO WARRANTY, and UNCONSULTABLE,” Chan wrote in his Instagram post.
In an email to CNN, Michael Lofthouse said, “I can confirm that I withdrew from Solid8, ending all business relationships with immediate effect.” The CEO added: “I will do my duty to ensure that my personal actions do not continue to have a detrimental impact on those closest to me.”
Chan said that she and her family were celebrating her aunt’s birthday on July 4 when Lofthouse started yelling and insulting her family with racist comments like “F — you Asianns”, “Go back to any Asian country that is’ of “and” You don’t belong here “.
Sean Damery, vice president and general manager of Bernardus Lodge & Spa, said he was “proud of our staff at Lucia in accordance with Bernardus Lodge’s core values.”
“This incident was handled quickly and the diner was escorted off the property without further escalation. We provide guests with a safe environment for room and board, and extend our sincere apologies to guests enjoying a birthday celebration on a weekend of holiday week, “added Darnery.
Lofthouse said in the statement Monday that “I once again began my journey back to sobriety” and that he enrolled in an anti-racist program.
“My comments to the families involved were racist, hurtful and deeply inappropriate. The reactions to what was said have been deserved and I wholeheartedly acknowledge that I am complicit in a system that allows this broken behavior and beliefs to exist, but I am dedicated changing, “Lofthouse said.
He also offered his regrets to the family and to the place. “For the Chan and Orosa families, Gennica Cochran and the Lucia restaurant at Bernardus Lodge, please accept my sincere and sincere apologies, I hope that the conversations and awareness that this incident has created can act as a catalyst for the necessary change. It is my commitment so that I can overcome my problems and be part of the solution for an equal and compassionate future, “he wrote.
Last week, Lofthouse apologized for his racist comments in a statement posted on his company’s Twitter account, calling his behavior in the video “appalling” and claiming that he “lost control.”
Solid8.io describes itself as a cloud and IT company with fewer than 10 employees, according to its LinkedIn page, and should not be combined with UK-based Solid8 Consulting Ltd.
“We are currently receiving huge amounts of emails, calls and messages from people accusing us of having a CEO who is racist,” said a statement from Emma Jones, Managing Director of UK-based Solid8 Consulting, Ltd. case of mistaken identity and we are not associated in any way with the business in question. We don’t really have a CEO, I run and own the company along with my fiance, Josh. “
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