The trust company, under investigation by the Pennsylvania state attorney general’s office, manages a $7.5 billion charity. The trust also holds 77 percent of the voting stock in the Hershey Company, including the Hershey Foods Corporation.
According to various news reports, Porter either resigned under pressure or was fired from the trust, which handles the fortune bequeathed by the late Milton and Catherine Hershey, founders of the corporation. Porter has declined comment about her leaving, and she didn’t return a call from CorpCounsel.com. Citing a source, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that she was fired, but a company spokesman said she resigned.
