This guy should be fired both for harassment and incompetence.
First of all, this guy is supposed to be biz dev. We are not talking about a rude comment by an engineer, people skills and sensitivity&#x2F;understanding of business etiquette is part of his job.
Two, this is not a &quot;faux pas&quot;. He did not say &quot;your dress looks hot&quot; or &quot;will you go out with me&quot; or any number of less than polite come ons that people use outside of a work context. Instead he made an explicit comment to someone he barely knows. This shows clear lack of judgement.