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Update: This article was revised post-publication with a comment from Steph Korey

Online luggage retailer has of its chief executive, . She will function as executive chairman. The news comes days after detailing abusive management practices from Korey and others at the popular upstart, .

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Before the resignation was announced, Korey apologized for 鈥渕istakes鈥� made at the company through her Twitter account.

鈥淲hat you read in the article doesn鈥檛 reflect the company we want to be,鈥� Korey said in the statement, which garnered hundreds of likes. 鈥淚 want to be clear that the Away I am committed to is one where we set the highest standards for how we treat our people and help them grow.鈥�

Still the company insists the new appointment was unrelated to the drama. In an email from Away,聽聽Korey聽said: 鈥�Over the past eight months, I led the recruiting process that led us to bringing on Stuart, and I鈥檓 so thrilled for him to join the company as Away鈥檚 CEO. Stuart is a deeply experienced leader and operator who will be transformative for Away鈥檚 next phase of growth. I am looking forward to stepping into my new role as executive chairman.鈥�

Meanwhile, New York-based Away issued a on Monday afternoon announcing that it had tapped retail industry veteran to serve as the company’s new CEO, effective Jan. 13, 2020. Haselden will join Away co-founders Korey and on the company鈥檚 board. Most recently, Haseldan was the COO (and previously CFO) of and before that, he was the CFO of J. Crew.

The New York-based upstart has raised over since its inception in 2016, with over 20 investors including , , , and .

鈥淭his story speaks to something true not just of startups but *any* company: everyone says they strive for world-class service for customers, but few are actually willing to pay for staffing, training, and tools necessary for that,鈥�, in response to the toxic work environment allegations.

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