The CEO of Plex, Keith Valory, arrived in Honduras the day before the employees did. Valory, who is a big Survivor fan, was going to be the "Jeff Probst" host of the retreat. While he was warned NOT to eat the vegetables, he said he felt like, "I've got to have a salad. After eating a salad, he got E. coli, and realized he was sick just as the employees were arriving. He was so sick that a doctor had to come and put him on an IV that they nailed to the bedpost.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 09, 2026 15:24 UTC