Like Maria Messina, Robert Webster quickly discovered that the work environment within Liven was much less than ideal. After joining Livent in the early summer of 1998, Webster found that the accounting staff, including Messina, who remained Livent’s CFO, was reluctan to discuss accounting matters with him. Webster later testified that some of the Livent accounting “told him that Mr. Drabinsky had warned them not to provide certain financial information until [Drabinsky] had reviewed and approved it.” Even more troubling to Webster was Drabinsky’s management style. Webster testified, “I had never before experienced anyone with Drabinsky’s abusive and profane management style.” He was shocked to find that Livent’s executives often screamed and swore at the company’s accountants. Webster reported that after meeting with Drabinksy, Liven’s accountants were often in tears or even nauseous. Following one such meeting, Webster recalled Messina “shaking like a leaf.”