Johnson Controls Inc. CEO Alex Molinaroli, in his first public comment regarding his extramarital affair involving a former consultant to the company, said his employees and the community have "rallied around" him since The auto supplier in October fired the Milwaukee firm, Lichter & Ihle, after discovering that Molinaroli had an affair with one of the company's principals, Kristin Ihle. "When something like that happens, the biggest impact to me is with our employees and my family.