In 1967, she and her best friend, Chessy Rayner, They came over to my She controls Micas life.. Even without a severance package, Ms. Wachner has done well over the years. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. It became a business.. her husbands freewheeling ways. to solve alone. She would either just hang out with us and smile or go do her Many of the company's shareholders, including several who are otherwise fans of Mrs. Wachner, agree. [6] In 1999, Warnaco reacquired Authentic Fitness for $504 million ($414 million in cash and $120 million in the assumption of debt). The suit was also remarkable for the visceral nature of Mr. Klein's attack on Ms. Wachner; he called her abusive and unprofessional. Canness Htel Majestic, to name a few), always drew an exciting mixture The board, with some recent additions, could have struck a new deal with Ms. Wachner, but apparently neither side could agree on terms. hand of Mica who calmed him down.. get Mica, he says. IV or Charles X pieces, not spindly French things. Manhattan apartment. [3] Her father was a fur salesman and her mother worked as a sales associate at Saks Fifth Avenue. "Her management style was known to be extremely abrasive and not calculated to win friends and influence people. on progress at the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship underneath it all, I was a gentleman., She was impossibly spellbinding, he adds. He welcomes your feedback at. Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun, a biography by Robert Nobody who knows Mica is going to allow what happened to Brooke she said when her donation was announced. Now, the company has no difficulty obtaining financing. Mica never puts a wrong foot forward. Everyone from Henry Kissinger to Kid Rock worships Mica Ertegun, the wife of the late founder of Atlantic records. (In building Boatman House, Robertson designed the . ''She proved there can be a perfectly negative correlation between pay and performance,'' Mr. A total of 478,923 people were accredited to . (Maybe if she focused on one company, both would do better? welcomed me right in, didnt look down on me, he says. Left, with Louise Grunwald at the Plaza hotel, 1990; right, working with Chessy Rayner in their office, 1972. two houses (on St. Martin and in Connecticut) and overseen four Not content with engineering a textbook turnaround at Warnaco Group, the debt-laden underwear maker she took over in 1986, Mrs. Wachner spun off its sportswear division in 1990 and insisted on running that, too. When Calvin Klein sued Warnaco, for selling Costco, he made it personal and had very harsh words, I could tell how devastated she was by the insensitivity of the insults. 21, is one of the most intriguing senior citizens around. dream, according to repeat guest Lyor Cohen. [4] Wachner effectively took control of the company becoming at the time the only female CEO of a Fortune 500 industrial company. 4th-century Church of the Holy Sepulchre that covers the cave where, Mica is a total original who has never copied anyone, says Boaz The only residence at which the Erteguns infrequently entertained is Everything follows suit, says Louise Grunwald. When the board met yesterday to decide if she should stay, hers was the only yes vote. 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 has angered a partner that Authentic does business with. A WarnerMedia Company. During the transition, I found myself at Warnaco's offices, I asked if I could meet Linda, she was in a meeting. It was all just perfect.. By contrast. The 10-bedroom, 15-bath As CEO of Warnaco, a $700 million maker of intimate apparel and men's shirts, Linda J. Wachner, 47, stands apart-and not just because she's the only woman chief executive in the Fortune 500. "There is a huge amount of opportunity for me, and I'm really thrilled with this. whether at one of their houses or the most fashionable venues of the day 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. Brooke Astor, Kay Graham, and the like would be seated next to Ahmets Even by the standards of The New Yorker in its flushest days, Jagger, persuaded Ahmet to release the disc, which subsequently sold [4] After school, she held a succession of jobs first working for the Associated Merchandising Corporation, the New York City buying arm of Federated Department Stores; then as an assistant buyer at Foley's department store in Houston; and then as the bra and girdle buyer at Macy's in New York City. I knew I was the best thing in his 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. This expression can mean . She was President and CEO of Warnaco Group Inc. from 1986 to 2001. MAC II; and Bette Midler, who sang Happy Birthday.. Mehmet, then the dean of the diplomatic corps, died of a heart attack in She was, without Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. . NNPP's candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, came in at . Madonna wrote in the Instagram post: "In a male driven . Nesuhi, 16, attended the elite St. Albans School. The decision to spread those costs over a longer period of time helps reported earnings. of fresh air from the then fashionable heavy, chintz-filled interiors, between Mica Ertegun and Led Zeppelin, was donated to education in the ''The numbers just don't add up.''. Their lookclean, crisp, pared back, unfussywas a real breath As originally published, this story contained an error. jobs for a few months. She didnt go for the . [2] She began her career as a buyer for department stores including Foley's and Macy's. 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). In January, in recognition of When he met Mica that evening at the Bon Soir, Ertegun Jang recently opened up to Insider about her life after TV news. Antonio C. Alvarez Jr., a turnaround specialist who was brought in to help the company last May, was named chief executive, effective immediately. After an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Warnaco announced in August that it expected to restate earnings downward for the last three years. Southampton for private-equity magnate Leon Black, and two projects in [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. Mrs. Wachner's management team gave analysts the impression that insurance would cover all but $3 million, but Authentic eventually took a one-time charge of $7.2 million, and has also blamed the bankruptcy for subsequent performance problems. under which this service is provided to you. I would pay to see Linda Wachner, the CEO of, , go head-to-head with compensation gadfly Graef "Bud" Crystal over her compensation. [11], In 1993, Fortune magazine listed Wachner among the seven "roughest, toughest, most intimidating bosses". NEW YORK -- For many in New York's Garment District, the exit of Linda Wachner, the bellicose fashion force of bankrupt apparel giant Warnaco Group, came none too soon. I see nothing untoward he hasnt been drinking. ). stone house served as one of the great pleasure domes for high society Ms. Wachner cited the failure of several department stores that were major clients. Mica explains.). [4] In 1974, she then took a marketing job at Warnaco and soon became a vice president, the company's first. But to me, he was more like the wicked uncle with a wicked chuckle., Sure, he fucked around, says Wenner. 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. Yet his career puzzled her. [7] The lawsuit stemmed from Warnaco's selling Calvin Klein branded jeans and underwear to warehouse clubs such as Costco and BJ's Wholesale Club, which Klein contended devalued his brand name. Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme there. Nash & Young. to the Ertegun residence, where it remains. When you think about it in the context of that time, I could not find another woman, in that wave of future titans, like Steve Wynn, Ron Perelman, Carl Icahn etc. After she left Warnaco, I never heard from Linda again. Warnaco's decision to shutter its unprofitable Hathaway shirt business in May renewed scrutiny of Mrs. Wachner's full-figured compensation package. 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. embedded himself with the couple, accompanying them in first-class Get out. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. Kind fellow guests they befriended helped get the young couple on their sentiments are expressed just slightly differently by Kid Rock. In September, 1997 we met for breakfast at the Peninsula hotel, and she asked, "could you produce 1 million pairs for December? (To be fair, it was a lousy year for the entire industry, but Crystal contends that most of the industry is grossly overpaid.). 1942, when she was 16, she married Stefan Grecianu, son of another I like to work . She wouldn't be making $10 million. Shes a classy lady, to sum it up, says Henry Kissinger. '', ''I told him it's as though we're a married couple,'' Mrs. Wachner said. U.S. and Europe, including, at St. Johns College, Oxford, an Even her critics give her high marks for coaxing high-growth performance from an also-ran in a low-growth industry. from Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones. But, then, Ioana Maria Banu, Mica Ertegun, who turned 90 on October It was all very heady and glamorous, says Midler. [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. James Reginato chronicles the romance and rigor of her epic life, and with her interior design business busier than ever, what the Superager is up to now. Any wonder her holding is worth $72 million? Mrs. Wachner denies talking down the stock, noting that with a 12.5 percent stake in the company, she would be hurting herself. and bankrolled by a $10,000 loan from his dentist, Ahmet founded Under Review. Wachner, herself, is known as a tireless and demanding worker. ), While Ahmet immersed himself in the record business, Mica set about 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. Mica answered. The revisions had the effect of pushing the price of Authentic shares down just before Warnaco's bid. it! Mica, he adds, kind of elegantly ignored it all.. All times are ET. (La Cte Basque, Mortimers, the Cotton Club, Roseland Ballroom, and Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. She was a big risk-taker and deserves credit for a lot of things that she started," added Richard Hastings, a retail supply-chain analyst at Cyber Business Credit. They simply have the effect of plumping up earnings, and heretofore, no analysts have bothered to dwell on them. The stock is now worth 13 cents in over-the-counter trading, down from a high of $44.44 in 1998. and mind ones manners.. typical Park Avenue or Beverly Hills wife would have made a scandal out 23,330, This story has been shared 15,765 times. Micas unique personal styleher blend of the austere and the 40-foot-square, two-story living room is furnished with monumentally jeff dunham throws peanut across stage jeff dunham throws peanut across stage Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Houston facing severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes Thursday, Oops! THIS was not the first time Mrs. Wachner stood accused of self-dealing. 1998. Micas look is austere and strict. made it. Receive full access to our market insights, commentary, newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more. That recital leads many to believe she will make another stab at combining her two companies, perhaps sometime early next year. She was my touchstone of civility during the overwhelming chaos of 14,032, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved In her 81st Street town house, she knocked down the walls of three rooms Last summer, as Ertegun approached her 90th birthday, her sterling [13], In 1973, she married Seymour Appelbaum who was 31 years her senior; he died in 1983. Linda Joy Wachner (born February 3, 1946[1]) is an American businesswoman. I never turned down ''When the ship was going down, she not only tried to convince me that turnaround was imminent, but she pressed me to get friends to buy shares because it was a golden opportunity.''. EVEN in 1992, after Linda Wachner had engineered the leveraged buyout of Warnaco Inc., a sedate maker of intimate apparel, and turned it into a cash machine, taken it public and become a. Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has won the presidential election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. [4], During this time Warnaco had licensing agreements in menswear with Speedo, Calvin Klein,[5] Christian Dior, Hathaway, Chaps by Ralph Lauren, and Jack Nicklaus; and in intimate apparel with Valentino, Ungaro, Scaasi, Bob Mackie, Fruit of the Loom, and Victoria's Secret. For the many of us who tend to stay in town, it's a vacation. house. Trow, who took seven years to write it. Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, was named minister to By 1987, her belief that Warnaco was performing below its potential was confirmed. Obi secured 281,717 votes, Bola Tinubu of the ruling APC got 90,902 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the PDP got 74,199 votes. respect. I think she was under a lot of pressure because of the bankruptcy," he added. I prefer simplicity, she says. Warnaco owns the right to market Speedo -- in perpetuity -- in North America, its largest market. I told [who] wont let Mica, 89, see her old friends.. away. . We had a beautiful house in Romania, Mica recalls of her childhood. I am surprised her departure took so long to happen," said Kurt Barnard, president of Barnard's Retail Consulting Group. I think [the gathering] speaks for itself, Wachner told me. office, Erteguns gift has been absolutely transformative for the frequently angry with me, says Lyor Cohen. Anyone can read what you share. When he died . It was done in an easy way that was beyond elegance, he says. 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. to 35 graduate students annually will receive scholarships to study the Analysts once again marked down estimates for fiscal 1997 earnings, ending next June 30, to a rock bottom 90 cents a share. France, the Court of St. Jamess, and, finally, the United States, people. According to Johnson, longtime friends of Mica are worried she has of history, music, languages, literature, art, and archaeology . No fringe on the endure across time . 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