Handlin left the company under a cloud of toxic workplace culture allegations revealed by Guardian Australia in June 2021
In a statement, Picken said she looked forward to taking the company “into a transformative next chapter”.
Sony Music Australia has been leaderless from almost 12 months after Handlin’s sudden departure on 21 June 2021, the same day Guardian Australiainto allegations by former employees of workplace sexual harassment, intimidating behaviour, alcohol abuse and gender discrimination spanning more than two decades under Handlin’s leadership.
None of the former Sony employees Guardian Australia spoke to made any allegations of sexual harassment against Handlin himself, although they were critical of the workplace culture at the company while Handlin was chief executive.with Handlin’s management style since the late 1990s, promised it would conduct a full investigation and issued a statement at the time saying harassment, bullying and other inappropriate behaviour would not be tolerated by the company.
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