Tom Hill, the chief executive of Idaho-based Engineered Stuctures, Inc., stepped down from the construction company Monday after a video of him giving two straight-arm salutes and thumping his chest while on stage during an annual company event went viral last week.
“It is with a heavy heart that announce my voluntary resignation as CEO of ESI Construction and Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective immediately,” Hill wrote in a statement shared by the company Monday.
ESI Construction chief executive Tom Hill stepped down after giving two straight-arm salutes in what he alleges was ‘commentary on the craziness of our political environment’.
Hill described the segment of his speech as a “political skit” that mimicked Trump’s signature dance moves and Elon Musk – who bore the brunt of similar Nazi salute accusations during the president’s inauguration on January 20.
A CEO resigned after appearing to gesture a Sieg Heil in front of a montage of President Donald Trump pictures at a company event and later admitted his “parody fell short.”.
