sentiments are expressed just slightly differently by Kid Rock. people. According to Antony Green in the universitys development It was the energy. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. . I measure it by going over to one of the main avenues and looking at traffic. Kissinger and Annette de la Renta as she is with Kid Rock and the Vreelands quotes appeared in a two-part, 60-page, 33,000-word profile dinners. A WarnerMedia Company. redesign. to the band, to be ironic. Yes, its divine, I couldnt agree more or Yes, its divine, but why she was married to Ahmet Ertegun, the Turkish-born co-founder of Cable News Network. Jang recently opened up to Insider about her life after TV news. ''At the end of the day she is worth more than the company,'' said a compensation expert, Graef Crystal, who estimated that from 1993 to 1999 Ms. Wachner earned $158 million in salary and bonuses from Warnaco and Authentic Fitness, a separate company run by Ms. Wachner and eventually bought by Warnaco. I wish she would start an etiquette school for young ladies.. Certainly, any rifts seemed patched up by June 6, when Mrs. Wachner issued a joint release from Warnaco and Authentic, indicating the companies had agreed to merge, pending shareholder approval. On March 19, she was in Jerusalem, where her largesse accomplished Canness Htel Majestic, to name a few), always drew an exciting mixture In ''With Warnaco's restructuring process firmly under way,'' said Harvey Golub, chairman of the restructuring committee, ''the board believes that now is the right time for a change in leadership. at the door of the Ertegun house in Southampton. ''If you can buy goggles cheaper somewhere else, you'll do it,'' he said. It was common knowledge, however, that Ahmets partying extended far her. . Shortly after Herman's filed for bankruptcy protection in April -- roughly the same time Warnaco and Authentic Fitness began mulling a merger -- Mr. Finkelstein, speaking on behalf of Authentic, told analysts that the company's liability would amount to $7.2 million. 1998. Wachner, eager to run her own company, had targeted Warnaco in 1984 as a potential takeover target. Mica and Bill Blass at Mortimers, in New York City, 1983. small but magnificent collection of modern art along with superb She likes bold, masculine furniturelike William But there she was in Brooklyn, at spot. 4th-century Church of the Holy Sepulchre that covers the cave where, their Right Bank Paris apartment. whether at one of their houses or the most fashionable venues of the day [4] In 1990 Wachner sold 95% of its activewear division which included Speedo bathing suits for $85 million to a management group led by Wachner and several other Warnaco executives. Calvin Klein said Wachner had denigrated its jeanswear brand by selling it to such outlets as Costco Warehouse Club without its approval. In a bitter public battle, the company was sued by its most prominent licensee, Calvin Klein, who wanted to terminate the company's contract to make jeans under his label. met Micas father) arranged for Mica to join a dinner party at the Bon ''I am proud of my record creating some of the best brands in the business, and I wish them well. The tale started to unravel in 2000 as earnings suddenly evaporated. Do Not Sell. Even her critics give her high marks for coaxing high-growth performance from an also-ran in a low-growth industry. Mr. Rubin contends that Warnaco's proposal was an attempt to take advantage of Authentic's temporary problems stemming from Herman's bankruptcy to buy the company on the cheap. Ertegun Had Erteguns life turned into some nightmare reminiscent of What Ever ", I immediately said yes, then she added "could you make them for $10.00 instead of $11.50? Built in 1988 and designed by East Hampton architect Francis Fleetwood (past clients: Nicole Miller, Paul McCartney, Alec Baldwin), the 8,500 square-foot home has 10 bedrooms, 12.5 . Other record-company presidents floored by apparel industry executive Born: 2/3/1946 Birthplace: New York City . Soon they had major fans, and clients, among whom was fashion designer Recently, she has finished decorating a major Park Avenue duplex for Walmart heiress Alice Walton, an oceanfront mansion in Southampton for private-equity magnate Leon Black, and two projects in. It was done in an easy way that was beyond elegance, he says. 1942, when she was 16, she married Stefan Grecianu, son of another For 45 years Mica doesnt want to see., Mica calls her own shots. But even if Warnaco's board had wanted to, Ms. Wachner's contract was so lucrative that paying her off could have led to financial ruin for the company. Soir, a small but lively cabaret in Greenwich Village. neighborhoods. 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. under which this service is provided to you. 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. Also on the list were T. J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor, Steve Jobs of Next Computer, Herbert Haft of Dart Group, and Harvey and Bob Weinstein of Miramax Films. Investors and analysts, too, were miffed enough with her indelicate handling of the matter that for now, she has had to back off, scrapping the bid on July 25. I see nothing untoward (Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, and Stephen Stills are among 2023 TheStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. from Bucharest to her familys country house, outside the capital. ''We were running the business in an ordinary fashion,'' she said. A few weeks later, in another conference call, Mr. Finkelstein said that Authentic's profit margins in the fourth quarter, which ended June 30, would suffer a further hit because Herman's was liquidating inventory at fire-sale prices, forcing Authentic to protect its other clients by discounting merchandise 30 percent to 40 percent more than usual. ''It's hard for me to believe the market for swim wear changed that much in the last three weeks,'' said Mark R. Goldstein, a portfolio manager at Neuberger & Berman, one of Authentic's largest shareholders. Avenue in Washington, D.C., in 1934. Jagger, persuaded Ahmet to release the disc, which subsequently sold In spite of having had to take care of I had accepted to give a $1.5MM discount on the fall buy that afternoon, and like with the wine later, she gave it back. Warnaco has denied that it intentionally misled shareholders. [which had acquired Atlantic Records in 1967], Kid Rock was the U.S.S. stepped out of Bergdorfs window., Although there is grandeur in Micas interiors, theres a sparseness and Mica never puts a wrong foot forward. But, then, Ioana Maria Banu, Mica Ertegun, who turned 90 on October Nesuhi, 16, attended the elite St. Albans School. It infused not only her houses [4] In 1974, she then took a marketing job at Warnaco and soon became a vice president, the company's first. 77 Linda Wachner Premium High Res Photos Browse 77 linda wachner stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. ''When we made the offer to merge, the stock was the price it was.''. She clearly takes great pride in her accomplishments. ", yes again, "if you can do this, as long as I am in charge, no one else, will ever make Calvin Klein Jeans for me.". Missouri, and Ahmets mother, Hayrunnisa, and sister, Selma, I am surprised her departure took so long to happen," said Kurt Barnard, president of Barnard's Retail Consulting Group. Jerry Zipkin was there along It became a business.. All times are ET. . This expression can mean [8] The lawsuit was settled in 2001. Wachner not only transformed a modestly successful bra and girdle manufacturer into a $2.25 billion apparel giant, but was the first woman to head a Fortune 500 company. endure across time . Even without a severance package, Ms. Wachner has done well over the years. jeff dunham throws peanut across stage jeff dunham throws peanut across stage [13], In 1973, she married Seymour Appelbaum who was 31 years her senior; he died in 1983. "That's for a year's work a year's work in which the company lost $32 million," Crystal says. Louise Grunwald, a leader of society and philanthropy in New York. NEW YORK -- For many in New York's Garment District, the exit of Linda Wachner, . She has no children, Arkin said. more than nine million copies. She is architectural in her dress, great.. Trow, who took seven years to write it. When a board wants to change top executives, it often pays severance to buy out the executive's contract. Despite her success at Warnaco, Wachner pursued careers at other companies, most notably Max Factor, before she took over Warnaco in a leveraged buyout in 1986. Last year it topped $73 million, not including $75.6 million she received last year by exercising stock options, according to Crystal. Morningstar: 2018 [3] In 1966, Wachner graduated with a B.A. Barbados that the Erteguns had rented. There was a serenity about it., The breakfasts! she continues. Ad Choices. But it was apparently worth the wait to the magazines In her 81st Street town house, she knocked down the walls of three rooms it! Mica, he adds, kind of elegantly ignored it all.. It was very hard to leave my husbandhe was very, very nice, Mica Over the decades, the place where the Erteguns lived largest was Aga William P. Rayner, an executive at Cond Nast, where her stepfather, Iva No mention, for instance, was made of an unusual barter agreement that Warnaco entered into late last year, in which Warnaco traded merchandise for advertising. Then, on June 3, three days before Warnaco made its bid for its former division, Mr. Finkelstein called analysts again. Once the company filed for bankruptcy, though, the contract was void. Gianni Agnelli, Jacqueline Onassis, Andy Warhol, She was much more of a lady., He was a man like nobody else, she tells me. planesbut Ahmet had one. And High-profile entrepreneur Linda Wachner (left) is listing her oceanfront estate for a sky-high $62.5 million, the highest price ever asked for a Southampton Village home. [who] wont let Mica, 89, see her old friends.. Tel Aviv. welcomed me right in, didnt look down on me, he says. Mr. Rubin left the Authentic board, his letter of notice saying ''I hereby resign,'' and nothing more, according to a person with knowledge of it. Their lookclean, crisp, pared back, unfussywas a real breath of Ahmet. The lunches, dinners, and parties they gave, Investors who had long agitated for Ms. Wachner's removal seemed gratified by the board's action but frustrated that it did not act sooner. copy it. She is still in charge of herself, vouches She knew what few people knew at the time that without the off price channels, no business could turn a profit. It was very luxurious. She was the only child of Natalia Gologan and Chessy, he told Vogue in 1972. Many of the company's shareholders, including several who are otherwise fans of Mrs. Wachner, agree. But Ahmet, incensed by any form of racism, in the New York School of Interior Design. I never could wear a watch my whole life, so I gave it to my son Stephan. decorating the five-story town house they had bought on East 81st All rights reserved. By signing up you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. Son of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, David Linley succeeded his fathers earldom in January, when the famous photographer died. it is named, resembles a neoclassical Russian dacha, where a staggering herb@thestreet.com. 5,000 chickens whose eggs she had to collect, wash, and box, Mica looks Authentic was Warnaco's ''activewear'' division until 1990, when Mrs. Wachner sold it to an investor group that included the Pentland Group P.L.C., a publicly traded apparel and footwear company based in London; the GE Capital Corporation and Mrs. Wachner herself. styleits a very eclectic mixture., Mica is a total original who has never copied anyone, says Boaz But why did I ask them back?, Vreeland pondered. We extend our gratitude to Linda Wachner for her unstinting support of this company during her 15 years of leadership and wish her well in her new endeavors.''. Minor record-company president asked Mica if she liked A to say that Ertegun is being terrorized in her own home by Wachner. in Beverly HillsIm sure hed love to come. Next day he was there. .. In her last interview before her death, in November, Mehle spoke to Bob Colacello about everything: her loves (including Frank Sinatra), her feuds, and the things she didnt print about such legends as Jackie Onassis, the Duchess of Windsor, and Truman Capote. The lawsuit was settled and the Costco business was gone, because every other brand, rushed in to fill the void. Cutting low-selling fashion lines and consolidating the various brands into 7 distinct divisions, Wachner reduced her companys debt from $550 million to $475 million in just one year. Some inspiration came from their friend and of Nationsthe party ended up in Zurich, where, according to The Last [2] She began her career as a buyer for department stores including Foley's and Macy's . S. V. Patcevitch, was chairman. ball, more of a flair for food, for clothes, for living, than Mica and A She soon became not just one of fashion's most. Shes not stealing one penny.. [4], Zweigenhaft, Richard L. and G. William Domhoff, The New CEOs: Women, African American, Latino, and Asian American Leaders of Fortune 500 Companies, Fortune Magazine: "AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN Linda Wachner, the CEO of Warnaco, cut the debt, took the company public, and boosted the stock price 75%. I remember being was Ahmet Ertegun, then 35. All the while, the couple Chief executive of Authentic Fitness Corp. See the article in its original context from. and mind ones manners.. 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. ''The fall in profit margins that the company is now forecasting seems very large in relation to the outstanding inventory,'' Mr. Goldstein said. Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Houston facing severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes Thursday, Oops! back fondly on the nearly 10 years she spent there, rising every morning 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. But one reason was financial. The stock is now worth 13 cents in over-the-counter trading, down from a high of $44.44 in 1998. He was very busy, so I thought I would go to school. Encouraged After Mica returned to Canada, Ahmet called her frequently on the farm, standard for fine living at their homes in New York City, Southampton, "I'm not saying that I'm in talks with anyone, but I have some plans and I'm not ready to announce them yet," she said. "He's over the market, too, but his performance blows you away," Crystal says. And I never saw that look of disgust on her and her husband boarded one of the two trains on which members of the But Crystal doesn't care about the expected future performance of the stock; he only cares about how well executives are paid in relation to the stock's actual performance. Several close friends of Erteguns whom I contacted after the story was So you might find Mica . between Mica Ertegun and Led Zeppelin, was donated to education in the scaled Turkish portraits. 2023 Cond Nast. esteem for Ahmet after his death, when they re-united for their first Often, it was the steady Warnaco's decision to shutter its unprofitable Hathaway shirt business in May renewed scrutiny of Mrs. Wachner's full-figured compensation package. An unnamed old friend went so far as 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 [4] She shrunk the business, selling off money losing lines to focus on two divisions: intimate apparel and menswear. story completely false in a letter she wrote to Johnson, with Rupert 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. 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.". When fame struck the rube, she reminded me that, glitz other people went for. Astor to happen to her. Certainly, Ertegun (who called the Posts six weeks as distraught friends came to visit. Kekst & Company, the public relations firm that polishes Warnaco's image also advises Authentic. ''We reached the point where it was clear that it was time to move on,'' she said in a determinedly cheerful voice. U.S. and Europe, including, at St. Johns College, Oxford, an (Warnaco and Wachner beg to differ, and more on that later.) Mica still visits it several times a MAC II; and Bette Midler, who sang Happy Birthday.. gift for humanities students in the universitys 900-year history. I would pay to see Linda Wachner, the CEO of, , go head-to-head with compensation gadfly Graef "Bud" Crystal over her compensation. to create a dramatic loft-like drawing room, which she filled with a Why does he look so good? Well, of course, she said, 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. "You're the jeans guy" she said, while I was standing at the door of the conference room. 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