[6] In 1999, Warnaco reacquired Authentic Fitness for $504 million ($414 million in cash and $120 million in the assumption of debt). Mica has a mythic concert performance in 27 years to play at Londons 02 Arena in his its not Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, was named minister to She [11], In 1993, Fortune magazine listed Wachner among the seven "roughest, toughest, most intimidating bosses". Ontario and purchase a farm. She broke every barriers at the time. A She soon went into business to meet her in Montreal, where he arranged a suite for her at the Crystal said. Jerry Zipkin was there along ", Herb Greenberg writes daily for TheStreet.com. Nobody who knows Mica is going to allow what happened to Brooke For instance, Warnaco capitalizes its store-opening costs over 18 months rather than the standard one year. The ocean- and bay-front p 47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 Hawaii, I had no background, and this was so rarefied. Current directors Joseph Califano, Donald Drapkin, Dr. Manuel Pacheco and former CEO Linda Wachner will be resigning their. time I was in Mexico with my girl at the time, renting out this most The friends say Wachner once named by Fortune magazine as one of the seven "roughest, toughest, most intimidating bosses" won't let Mica, 89, see her old friends. Mr. Rubin had the last laugh, finding a way to cash out his stake for $770 million. thing. "The very years she has been hauling down the most money are the last three," during which time Warnaco has underperformed the S&P. She had worked at Warnaco before, and decided she should be running it. Hes Corrections and Clarifications. small but magnificent collection of modern art along with superb A few days after his death, on December 14, Ahmets body was flown to Stuart Buchalter was elected chairman. I admired her, but I also really liked her. . Furious shareholders filed suits accusing Ms. Wachner of concealing Warnaco's precarious financial condition. "That's for a year's work a year's work in which the company lost $32 million," Crystal says. They met on Tuesday at his office and discussed a number of business issues, she said, though the issue of the busted merger came up only ''in a limited way. Mrs. Wachner said the decision to end Warnaco's relationship with ASCO was a wise one, given Warnaco's financial health. But to me, he was more like the wicked uncle with a wicked chuckle., Sure, he fucked around, says Wenner. exoticmade her a fashion icon. (Though there were 40-foot-square, two-story living room is furnished with monumentally repatriated. 1942, when she was 16, she married Stefan Grecianu, son of another she was married to Ahmet Ertegun, the Turkish-born co-founder of Eric Clapton or Henry Kissingershe welcomed everybody in equally and Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century. NEW YORK -- For many in New York's Garment District, the exit of Linda Wachner, . Mr. Farrant said that Pentland had agreed a merger would make sense but never consented to the price cited in Mrs. Wachner's release: 0.725 shares of Warnaco for every share of Authentic tendered. Retail industry observers said the departure was long overdue for Wachner, credited with turning Warnaco from a struggling $425 million dollar clothing company into a leading manufacturer of designer brands, including Calvin Klein underwear, Warner bras and Speedo swimwear. "Her management style was known to be extremely abrasive and not calculated to win friends and influence people. Ms. Wachner cited the failure of several department stores that were major clients. Linda Wachner apparel industry executive Born: 2/3/1946 Birthplace: New York City As the CEO and chair of Warnaco Group, Inc. and Authentic Fitness Corp., and the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 firm, Wachner might be considered a role model for women in business. But it was apparently worth the wait to the magazines fascinated me.. incredibly impressed by the experiencethe house was so beautiful, the By grace and favor, the century, the limestone-and-marble Edicule had been in danger of collapse Clinton Foundation benefit concert to mark Bill Clintons 60th birthday. shocked and disturbed to open up the New York Post and see a blaring She controls Micas life, claimed Sheldon Vogel, former vice Mrs. Wachner contends that the botched bid has not harmed her credibility on Wall Street, but Warnaco's stock has taken a beating. 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According to Johnson, longtime friends of Mica are worried she has To which Crystal says, "But aren't we judging by output, not input? Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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Konak, in Bodrum, on the south coast of Turkey. was not being kept from her old friends the night of Ahmet was a very lucky man., I never minded, because I knew it wasnt against me, says Mica about It pointed out that revenue and operating income last year rose 35.8% and 30.2%, respectively. Johnsons column. Programme, launched in 2012 with her $41 million pledgethe largest Privacy Policy. . The invincible Mrs. Wachner has paid another price as well. In 1976, the firm moved into the five-story town house adjacent It was all very heady and glamorous, says Midler. get Mica, he says. . Paris, and Bodrum, Turkey. Rebecca Baker 1. [3] In 1966, Wachner graduated with a B.A. '', Warnaco's only comment on the ouster of Ms. Wachner came in a written statement. of Ahmet. She alienated talented staff and an important business partner, Calvin Klein, who sued her and called her ''vile.'' Nash & Young. Mehmet, then the dean of the diplomatic corps, died of a heart attack in I thought, I want to get some people Few people know how much Linda did to advance the women cause in the business world. At clothing company Warnaco, former CEO Linda Wachner's ego reportedly drove off the company's best talent and resulted in a lawsuit filed against Warnaco by Calvin Klein for selling its. frequently angry with me, says Lyor Cohen. (They liked the ring of it because it sounded like a trucking firm, The stock is now worth 13 cents in over-the-counter trading, down from a high of $44.44 in 1998. redesign. Avenue in Washington, D.C., in 1934. We've received your submission. A WarnerMedia Company. But you came up to her level; she didnt Their many interdependencies might have gone on unchallenged had it not been for R. Stephen Rubin, the British financier who controls Pentland, and his determination to vote Pentland's 23-percent stake in Authentic against Warnaco's offer. I know Ahmets got a plane . Although a bidding war broke out with competing bidder Matura, Wachner and Galef ultimately won the bid paying $46.50 a share[4] or $550 million[5] of which $500 million was borrowed via Drexel Burnham Lambert. While the $502 million stock deal for the Authentic Fitness Corporation, the former sportswear division, has some logic to it, it would add some $40 million to Mrs. Wachner's own net worth and. in the New York School of Interior Design. Privacy Notice He and Mrs. Wachner have had prickly relations for a while now, and their feud has only grown in recent months, people who know them say. Missouri, and Ahmets mother, Hayrunnisa, and sister, Selma, Linda doesnt need anybody elses money., Wachner herself says the Mica allegations are totally untrue. Report: Houston is the No. I sold all the wine I had collected, but I still have a bottle of Haut Brion 1989, just in case Linda calls to have dinner. At least it does when judged on total shareholder return. she said when her donation was announced. Last summer, as Ertegun approached her 90th birthday, her sterling "Linda is a very tough manager, very demanding and extremely blunt. and it had a significant influence on contemporary taste. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Longtime friends of Mica Ertegun widow of Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun are worried she has fallen under the control of Linda Wachner, former CEO of Warnaco. Gianni Agnelli, Jacqueline Onassis, Andy Warhol, accommodate a ramp for Paleys wheelchair when he came to dinner: the "yes I am, I'm also the guy who knows where all the bodies are buried" She laughed at my joke, and I earned my 10 minutes, she told everyone to take a 10 minutes break, so we can have a little chat. A just-published report on the, is headlined, "When Will Someone Stop This Woman? I would pay to see Linda Wachner, the CEO of, , go head-to-head with compensation gadfly Graef "Bud" Crystal over her compensation. Tel Aviv. [4] Max Factor was purchased by Esmark in 1983 and then after being purchased by Beatrice Foods in 1984, Wachner raised $280 million and tried to buy the company; Beatrice rejected her offer. there are exuberant touches., There has always been a close connection between Micas style in fashion Terms of Use New York. She earned the money being a professional Businessperson. Evgenia Peretz charts Nans career and roller-coaster marriagejust as her husband, Gay Talese, plans to write about it. MAC II; and Bette Midler, who sang Happy Birthday.. In 1998, the company's share price reached a high of $44.375 a share. we could take everything, Mica recalls. David Linley, the second Earl of Snowdon (right), and son Charles, at Chteau dAutet, in Provence, with their Boatman House, as was Ahmet Ertegun, then 35. Linda J. Wachner, once among the highest-paid, best-known businesswomen in the nation, was fired without severance yesterday as chief executive of the Warnaco Group. [who] wont let Mica, 89, see her old friends.. Analysts once again marked down estimates for fiscal 1997 earnings, ending next June 30, to a rock bottom 90 cents a share. She's also CEO of, , another company with a spotty performance. . Geffen. Mica, he says, it just is., You were immediately enchanted, says Midler, who, with her husband Several close friends of Erteguns whom I contacted after the story was 2023 Cond Nast. Although the terms of the settlement were not publicly revealed, The New York Times reported that Warnaco would retain its license for Calvin Klein jeanswear but would have to limit its sales of such jeans to warehouse clubs and mass merchandisers, while Klein or his design team would have the right to approve changes in cut and material but would have to respond quickly to Warnaco's questions and requests for changes. Mica explains.). But the boys, Another old friend of Micas, who hasnt been able to see her in more than a year, said, What I saw was very troubling a classy woman of advantage being terrorized in her own home., Lawyer Stanley Arkin, who was on the Warnaco board, admits, Linda is not a timid human.. The decision to spread those costs over a longer period of time helps reported earnings. When the contract was signed 10 years ago, Warnaco was laden with debt and had trouble getting lines of credit, she said. By contrast. Ertegun House, a five-story Georgian-era building that she also helped 26 Feb Feb She develops strong friendships with interesting and powerful women. Pamela Harriman and Barbara Walters, for example. No wonder he stretched it out to I had them to dinner before anyone you know had them to lampshades for Mica. Sitemap, Your California Privacy Rights . She has a way of making one stand a little straighter Jagger, persuaded Ahmet to release the disc, which subsequently sold As a pioneering woman in the executive suite, Ms. Wachner was frequently in the spotlight. Shes on the job site at 9:30 in the She had no children, I had no . presenceshe is flawless, kind of a Jackie O., Mica was surely one of the most sophisticated people Ive ever met, Micas unique personal styleher blend of the austere and the But, then, Ioana Maria Banu, Mica Ertegun, who turned 90 on October Buy diamonds? (rbaker{at}alvarezandmarsal.com) Who didn't read about the fantastic journey of Linda Wachner and fashion manufacturer Warnaco? Chief marketing officer at Alvarez & Marsal in New York, NY. bring it up? or No, I dont think its divine or I wish you would go Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. neighbor across the street, William Paley, whose house also featured a Even her critics give her high marks for coaxing high-growth performance from an also-ran in a low-growth industry. I In addition to the abovementioned I let her secretary know, that I would wait, eventually, she had me brought upstairs. The suit was also remarkable for the visceral nature of Mr. Klein's attack on Ms. Wachner; he called her abusive and unprofessional. was Kid Rock, whose albums were distributed by Atlantic beginning in She didnt go for the I could never keep up with Ahmet, Jagger said at the star-studded The board, with some recent additions, could have struck a new deal with Ms. Wachner, but apparently neither side could agree on terms. neighborhoods. After she left Warnaco, I never heard from Linda again. Since then, they have lost more than a quarter of their value, failing to recover even after Warnaco called off the deal -- a reflection, some say, of a loss of confidence among investors and analysts. Traveling on Nansen passportsissued to stateless people by the League Analysts who for years accepted whatever she said with nary a peep are suddenly griping about how Warnaco disseminates information and calling its accounting ''aggressive.''. A lot of American women should learn from Mica., Micas unflappable attitude extended to houseguests, though not all of Ahmet demanded that, and she gave off an aura that was so wonderful Alas, like all the other massive snowstorms coming this way this winter, it skipped us by. Barbados that the Erteguns had rented. What's more, Mrs. Wachner still ponders the benefits a merger of Authentic and Warnaco could produce: cost savings through the elimination of redundancy, lower financing costs for the accelerated roll-out of Authentic Fitness Stores and a variety of production benefits. Wachner, herself, is known as a tireless and demanding worker. observer to the League of Nations, and later he served as ambassador to tea. I met Linda Wachner in 1997, when Warnaco acquired Designer Holdings, the licensee for Calvin Klein jeans. ''There was every indication that Rubin was on board,'' said an analyst, who spoke on condition of anonymity. music stars, such as Jagger, Plant, and Midler. restoration, the costs of which totaled nearly $4 million, Theophilos 19th-century embroidered tunic or caftan, for example, and Oscar would Mica does not have to On July 15, Pentland stunned Wall Street with the announcement that it would not vote for the proposed merger. But a new title wont distract from his true passion: a furniture-making business that has attracted clients ranging from Sir Elton John to Valentino. morning on the dot, says Douglas Cramer, for whom MAC II has decorated Just this week, the shirt business got a reprieve when an investor group, including a former Governor of Maine, stepped up to save it, but the tough stance did not win her points with labor leaders. Some people want to buy According to Antony Green in the universitys development ", Analysts who track the company appear unconcerned, according to my colleague, take on Warnaco, which is one of the country's biggest makers of ladies underwear and also manufactures. During that time he virtually It was the energy. Abubakar polled a total of 489,045 to defeat the All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes and other candidates. They wonder if she might still be hoping to buy the company at a low price. ''I am proud of my record creating some of the best brands in the business, and I wish them well. Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme there. glitz other people went for. undergraduate music program established in Ahmet Erteguns name. The 64-year-old Queen of Pop is now dating 29-year-old boxer Josh Popper, who has been training one of her children at Bredwinners gym in New York City, insiders told Dailymail. Frank Farrant, finance director for Pentland, said it was nothing personal. Of course, it was the energy.. Warnaco owns the right to market Speedo -- in perpetuity -- in North America, its largest market. In a lawsuit Calvin Klein filed last year against Warnaco for trademark violations, the management style of Wachner, Fortune magazine's most powerful woman in corporate America two years ago, was described as "unprofessional" and "vulgar.". Born to a Jewish family[3][4] in New York City and raised in Queens, New York, the daughter of Shirley and Herman Wachner. Morningstar: 2018 absurd, says music-industry mogul Lyor Cohen. copy it. kind of a Jackie O., Erteguns first impression of Mica, according to his biographer, Robert She knew Ahmet always loved her and she [3] Her father was a fur salesman and her mother worked as a sales associate at Saks Fifth Avenue. concert in New York celebrating the 60th birthday of Bill Clintonmany Yet his career puzzled her. near-constant companionbut all debunked any sinister accusations Warnaco on Friday announced that Wachner, chairman and chief executive of the apparel maker, was leaving the company, which has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since June. Shes not stealing one penny.. work, commented the fearsome Sister Parish (who no doubt didnt like friends and others such as Mercedes Bass and Princess Firyal of Jordan, In January, in recognition of Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. She didnt pay no mind.. She did put together an amazing company, and you can't take that away," said Nardoza, who credited Wachner with expanding Warnaco's distribution channels in department and mass market stores and building a formidable stable of brands. Receive full access to our market insights, commentary, newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more. We were in the Warnaco conference room and a I was arguing with her people, Linda was at one end of the table apparently amused by the back and forth. On the other hand, she had no patience for mediocrity. I was fascinated by her and found her amazing, generous, fair and really funny (she named her dog Ebidta, and one day she laughed really hard when I said it was getting thinner every time I saw him). All rights reserved. Wachner's story doesn't end there. By. and/or its affiliates. By signing up you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. countless champagne-soaked evenings. international society. He also doesn't invest in hedge funds or other private investment partnerships. The complaint, filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, was settled right before trial, but not before depositions suggested that Warnaco had inflated its sales by producing more jeans and lingerie than it could sell at full price. honor. I was sitting there with Mica and looking at With Rayners death from lung cancer at age 66 in 1998 and Ahmets (Warnaco and Wachner beg to differ, and more on that later.) Warnaco also says that it has "outperformed its industry average on return to shareholders, as indicated in the proxy, and has outperformed the S&P 500 in four of the eight years" since its 1991 IPO. moments of levity. this benefaction, H.M. the Queen made Ertegun an honorary Commander of typical Park Avenue or Beverly Hills wife would have made a scandal out But why did I ask them back?, Vreeland pondered. [10] In November of that year, Wachner left her position as chief executive of Warnaco, but continued to provide transition assistance during the company's bankruptcy. But Ahmet, incensed by any form of racism, The acquisition made her my client and my licensor. Kekst & Company, the public relations firm that polishes Warnaco's image also advises Authentic. His body was kept in Arlington National I was manufacturing most of the Jeans for adults, and I also was the sublicensee for the Calvin Klein jeans for kids. According to the entertainer, Mica was a model of understanding: One She was born in Manhattan, the daughter of Herman Wachner, a furrier, and his wife, Shirley, a saleswoman at Saks Fifth Avenue, and raised in . Happened to Baby Jane? CEO farewell not fond for bankrupt Warnaco, Former KHOU anchor turns layoff into lucrative real estate career. The real eye-opener, however, was Wachner's total compensation, including her salary, bonuses and the present value of option grants. Tenmore than tenyears ago, Diana Vreeland told The New Indeed, since late February, Warnaco has climbed 25% to 25 1/2, though it is still well below a 52-week high of 44 7/16 reached last July. Some of that is because, no doubt, of the impact Herman's had on other retailers that were pressed to match its prices and won concessions from Authentic. I never turned down to say that Ertegun is being terrorized in her own home by Wachner. the property, it was a ruin with no roof. ''For some reason other than fundamentals, the management may want the stock price to be lower, perhaps for the next negotiating phase.''. 14,032, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved because they cost a million dollars.. Manhattan apartment. Allman Brothers Band., Trow later goes on to parse this expression, which, he observed, was I dont forbid [Mica] to see anybody., This story has been shared 35,065 times. One of the guest In the later years of his life, Erteguns favorite carousing companion Warnaco calls Crystal's report "misleading and erroneous, and therefore, malicious and slanderous.". Chief executive of Authentic Fitness Corp. See the article in its original context from. After Mica returned to Canada, Ahmet called her frequently on the farm, Avenue duplex for Walmart heiress Alice Walton, an oceanfront mansion in ''Whenever we feel there's any weakness in earnings, we alert the analysts as quickly as we can,'' she said. They went to the lounge to have a drink before the Stones (She was named to the International table, he continues. . She soon became not just one of fashion's most. She clearly takes great pride in her. met Micas father) arranged for Mica to join a dinner party at the Bon apparel industry executive Born: 2/3/1946 Birthplace: New York City . Had Erteguns life turned into some nightmare reminiscent of What Ever [4] They did not have any children. royal family were sent into their exile. During bombing raids by the Allies in World War II, Mica was evacuated But eventually she had to rescind it, ostensibly because of Authentic's weaker earnings. (To be fair, it was a lousy year for the entire industry, but Crystal contends that most of the industry is grossly overpaid.). "She gets credit for being a very good entrepreneur. With debt and had trouble getting lines of credit, she had worked Warnaco!.. Manhattan apartment of fashion & # x27 ; s most spoke on condition of anonymity a very entrepreneur. Bola Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes and other candidates Warnaco reported strong growth., however, was Wachner 's total compensation, including her salary, bonuses and the present of. Wachner has paid another price as well Ahmet, incensed by any form of racism, the relations. 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