Hi,
To be fair, the title of this thread should not state that Porsche fired these two Executives.
According to the Story, Mr. Reidel left for Personal Reasons. While it's true that this phrase is often a euphemism for being Terminated or being asked to leave, especially at an Executive level, many people also often voluntarily leave a position for Personal Reasons - we should stick with what we know.
The story further states that Mr. Harmel is retiring, also sometimes used as a euphemism for involuntary separation, but, people also do indeed retire, especially at 64.
If these men were in fact involuntarily separated, it's tough enough to be in the job market past the age of 50 without an internet Blog adding to their woes. I think a little compassion is in order, unless of course these were the guys who gave the go-ahead for the Faulty RMS...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99