Verena Bahlsen, a German heiress who just resigned from her family’s Bahlsen biscuit business, has spoken out about her issues with mental health.
The 29-year-old Bahlsen garnered media attention in Germany in 2019 after she was compelled to apologise for saying her employer had handled forced labourers decently during World War II.
Last Monday, a company statement announced her unexpected resignation as “chief mission officer” without providing any further information.
But on Monday, Bahlsen shared her issues with mental health at work in an emotive post on LinkedIn.”I once had a panic attack when standing next to our CEO in a wheat field in Germany. I have shed many tears in meetings, “She composed.
