News of Mr. Truaxe’s death came after a year of unusual behavior from the Deciem founder, much of which was displayed on social media. In Instagram posts on the company’s account, Mr. Truaxe canceled the company’s marketing plans and canceled company partnerships. Executives began to leave the company in response to Mr. Truaxe’s odd behavior, including Stephen Kaplan, the company’s chief financial officer, and Nicola Kilner, his co-chief executive, who said her employment was terminated by Mr. Truaxe. The company’s application to oust Mr. Truaxe was granted, and management of Deciem was ceded to Ms. Kilner. After he was removed from the company, Mr. Truaxe’s odd behavior continued, up to and including the days immediately before his death.

Source: New York Times January 22, 2019 00:53 UTC