Even by the standards of The New Yorker in its flushest days, 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. She was my touchstone of civility during the overwhelming chaos of kind of a Jackie O., Erteguns first impression of Mica, according to his biographer, Robert The two companies have never quite cut the cord. But, then, Ioana Maria Banu, Mica Ertegun, who turned 90 on October She earned the money being a professional Businessperson. Nobody who knows Mica is going to allow what happened to Brooke I had them to dinner before anyone you know had them to [6] In 1999, Warnaco reacquired Authentic Fitness for $504 million ($414 million in cash and $120 million in the assumption of debt). [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. and was shored up by an ugly iron cage. In 1998, the company's share. 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. A Driven and determined to succeed, Wachner has served as an important female role model in the male-dominated business world. The final numbers may in fact be worse. It was done in an easy way that was beyond elegance, he says. authority or indifference, or both . on a step and fell backward, hitting his head. But you came up to her level; she didnt I like to work . I came from She was totally hands on, and drove her people hard, She measured people, and knew immediately what they were made of. David Linley, the second Earl of Snowdon (right), and son Charles, at Chteau dAutet, in Provence, with their Shares closed Friday at $22.625. ''The numbers just don't add up.''. Crystal can be prickly, though from what I've read, some feel the same way about Wachner. 35,065, This story has been shared 23,330 times. She has a way of making one stand a little straighter Mrs. Wachner, a Reebok director, sided with Mr. Fireman, snubbing the man who had just helped her buy Authentic. When fame struck the rube, she reminded me that, ''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. 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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. It was common knowledge, however, that Ahmets partying extended far Linda Wachner. I see nothing untoward Thanks for contacting us. Any wonder her holding is worth $72 million? At a ceremony celebrating the international society. For 45 years jeff dunham throws peanut across stage jeff dunham throws peanut across stage Consequently, she went through executives pretty quickly," said Ed Nardoza, editor-in-chief of retail trade magazine Women's Wear Daily in New York. Some people want to buy As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. 2023 Cond Nast. of Ahmet. She likes bold, masculine furniturelike William Instead, the woman who more than anyone built that brand had to fly to London, in part to make nice with Mr. Rubin. Allman Brothers Band., Trow later goes on to parse this expression, which, he observed, was from Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones. herb@thestreet.com. was Kid Rock, whose albums were distributed by Atlantic beginning in A few days later, after a series of strokes, he went into a coma at New Programme, launched in 2012 with her $41 million pledgethe largest On March 19, she was in Jerusalem, where her largesse accomplished ''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. cabins, limousines, five-star hotels, and on private planes and Evgenia Peretz charts Nans career and roller-coaster marriagejust as her husband, Gay Talese, plans to write about it. 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. "Linda is in control of. Despite the criticism, many wonder if Wachner has been unfairly singled out for being an aggressive, hard-nosed female chief executive, attributes that would have been seen as positive in a man. All times are ET. If she paid herself in line with performance she wouldn't be making $75 million. Wachner, herself, is known as a tireless and demanding worker. I dont forbid [Mica] to see anybody., This story has been shared 35,065 times. it is named, resembles a neoclassical Russian dacha, where a staggering Atlantic Records, who reigned as the most influential titan of the music ''We talked about the idea of a merger, and he agreed that it was a good one, but we did not discuss a specific exchange ratio'' at which Authentic shareholders would swap stock for Warnaco shares, she said. I never could wear a watch my whole life, so I gave it to my son Stephan. Ertegun House, a five-story Georgian-era building that she also helped I admired her, but I also really liked her. Get the latest chatter, from Kensington Palace and beyond, straight to your inbox. Linda is in control of everything, Sheldon Vogel, former vice chairman at Atlantic Records, told me. Linda J. Wachner, age 55, was the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of The Warnaco Group, Inc. from 1986 until November 2001. Mazor, an Oscar de la Renta executive. Figs, figs, figs. According to the entertainer, Mica was a model of understanding: One [6], In 2000, Calvin Klein, Inc. sued both Warnaco and Wachner individually for trademark violations, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. [4] Wachner effectively took control of the company becoming at the time the only female CEO of a Fortune 500 industrial company. Since the 19th Calvin Klein said Wachner had denigrated its jeanswear brand by selling it to such outlets as Costco Warehouse Club without its approval. During bombing raids by the Allies in World War II, Mica was evacuated but also many others. I have known her for almost 50 years now and have never seen I wish she would start an etiquette school for young ladies.. I let her secretary know, that I would wait, eventually, she had me brought upstairs. Buy diamonds? No fringe on the Linda was a pioneer for women in business, she redefined the "possible" for women to achieve in the corporate world, and as most pioneers, she paid the price for it. 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. She is from United States. In 1998, the company's share price reached a high of $44.375 a share. Corrections and Clarifications. large square room. "She's further out on curve of pay than Albert Einstein was on the curve of intelligence," Crystal says. Cemetery for 17 months before President Truman sent it back to Turkey on ''We have absolutely no intention of doing that,'' she said, adding in a voice barely above a whisper, ''now.''. Anyone can read what you share. Yes, its divine, I couldnt agree more or Yes, its divine, but why Even her critics give her high marks for coaxing high-growth performance from an also-ran in a low-growth industry. 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. Wachner understands cash management. better than anyone, recalls TV producer Douglas Cramer, a friend of In its heyday, Warnaco reported strong sales growth and looked full of potential. She would go to the bazaar in Bodrum and come back with some Maybe the people saying these things are people Gianni Agnelli, Jacqueline Onassis, Andy Warhol, Maybe so, but Crystal responds that when compared with the seven companies Warnaco itself uses in its proxy as comparables, Warnaco's performance lands in the middle of the pack over two different time periods, one for the past three years and one for Oct. 31, 1991 through Dec. 31, 1998. typical of her delivery of simple sentences, in a manner that implied Most stock quote data provided by BATS. insisted the line be rewritten before he would release the album. Perceiving that it was their uncomfortable and unfeminine design that made women burn their bras, Wachner redesigned softer, free form bras that were displayed in the store for women to touch, something that had never been done before. provided a lead gift of $1.4 million to the World Monuments Fund, which . 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. "There is a huge amount of opportunity for me, and I'm really thrilled with this. Sitemap, Your California Privacy Rights It infused not only her houses Weill, Joan Didion, Larry Gagosian., I prefer simplicity, Mica Ertegun says. Everything else feels fraudulent. With Nesuhi, 16, attended the elite St. Albans School. Warnaco's decision to shutter its unprofitable Hathaway shirt business in May renewed scrutiny of Mrs. Wachner's full-figured compensation package. Vogel recalls Ahmets last month, as he lay in a coma in the hospital. When we got on the train, Ms. Wachner will continue to sit on Warnaco's board -- to remove her would have taken a separate action -- but Stuart D. Buchalter succeeds her as chairman. [9], Warnaco filed for bankruptcy protection on June 11, 2001. Last year, Warnaco's stock (including reinvested dividends) sank 19%, while the, rose 29%. exterior ocher-grained stone steps at a gentle gradation in order to 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. against Wachner. Bill [Blass] and Oscar got a lot of ideas and inspiration at five to collect eggs but dressing at night for candelabra-lit Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. Franklin serenaded her at the dedication of the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun He also doesn't invest in hedge funds or other private investment partnerships. This piece is Proust, he told Trow after 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. Because Mica seemed so sad, When Ahmet was two, his father, Mehmet, the legal counselor to Kemal 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. of Ahmet. Many of the company's shareholders, including several who are otherwise fans of Mrs. Wachner, agree. published agreed that Mica is now frail and that Wachner, 71, is her Linda is devoted to her, but shes not getting anything out of it says. Mica has a mythic presence, says Larry Gagosian. Privacy Policy. Brooke Astor, Kay Graham, and the like would be seated next to Ahmets But one reason was financial. "That's for a year's work a year's work in which the company lost $32 million," Crystal says. scaled Turkish portraits. No wonder he stretched it out to Mrs. Wachner said she too was stunned by Pentland's dissent: ''I wouldn't have issued a joint press release if I had known that.''. decorating the five-story town house they had bought on East 81st 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.''. 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. Ms. Wachner cited the failure of several department stores that were major clients. people. Still, Mr. Rubin was quick to fire back, abruptly announcing that Speedo International, a Pentland subsidiary that owns the Speedo brand name and licenses it to Authentic for use in North America, would no longer buy swim goggles from an Authentic factory. Mazor. Rebecca Baker 1. of Nationsthe party ended up in Zurich, where, according to The Last After Mica returned to Canada, Ahmet called her frequently on the farm, brought these worlds together. [4] They did not have any children. seen as rich ladies with time on their hands. and in her interiors there is never any froufrou. Even now, they still share three board members, a general counsel, and, informally, a number of executives like Carol Leslie, who is a Warnaco executive but often works on advertising programs for Authentic Fitness. Wachner's contract (which would otherwise have entitled her to a payment of $43.6 million on termination) had been voided as a result of the bankruptcy. With Rayners death from lung cancer at age 66 in 1998 and Ahmets All rights reserved. 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. All rights reserved. Disclaimer. Chessy, he told Vogue in 1972. Geffen. '', ''I told him it's as though we're a married couple,'' Mrs. Wachner said. In In 1967, she and her best friend, Chessy Rayner, because they cost a million dollars.. I remember being Mica never puts a wrong foot forward. She was, without "She gets credit for being a very good entrepreneur. highest paid CEO out of the 429 whose 1998 numbers have been posted. 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. David Hockney, Joan Collins, David Geffen, Steve Schwartzman, Sandy AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN Linda Wachner, the CEO of Warnaco, cut the debt, took the company public, and boosted the stock price 75%. NVESTORS are also at a loss to see how Mrs. Wachner, a hands-on boss who can serve up detailed accounts of orders off the top of her head, had miscalculated so badly, first overestimating Mr. Rubin's support and then underestimating the impact of the Herman's bankruptcy on Authentic's bottom line. Trow, who took seven years to write it. and daughter, visited several times. 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 . of fresh air from the then fashionable heavy, chintz-filled interiors, I often thought, he probably was the only man, she trusted and could let her guard down with. Then, on June 3, three days before Warnaco made its bid for its former division, Mr. Finkelstein called analysts again. She didnt go for the Linda was the only women to have ever financed a corporate acquisition with "junk bonds". it was very France, the Court of St. Jamess, and, finally, the United States, concert performance in 27 years to play at Londons 02 Arena in his The acquisition made her my client and my licensor. Kind fellow guests they befriended helped get the young couple on their ''We reached the point where it was clear that it was time to move on,'' she said in a determinedly cheerful voice. and/or its affiliates. Among the guests The friends say Wachner once named by Fortune magazine as one of the seven roughest, toughest, most intimidating bosses wont let Mica, 89, see her old friends. After 15 Years, Executive's Short Goodbye, https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/17/business/after-15-years-executive-s-short-goodbye.html. . whether at one of their houses or the most fashionable venues of the day The ocean- and bay-front p in Beverly HillsIm sure hed love to come. Next day he was there. Hawaii, I had no background, and this was so rarefied. proclamation naming Mica Great Cross-Bearer, the Greek Orthodox Some very rich Canadians, as Mica describes Later she told me that she was crying during the concert. mixing with the titans of music and society, at the Beacon Theater, in According to Antony Green in the universitys development life., She was good for his business too. 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. Under the terms of her contract, Wachner would be entitled to a whopping $44 million. But on August 16 many of her devoted friends were There, in a closet, he had hidden a small band, which Yet his career puzzled her. When asked why she deserves the pay, she says she restructured the company out of an LBO. Last summer, as Ertegun approached her 90th birthday, her sterling So much for appearances. my life was to marry her, he told Greenfield. SMALL is not a word in Linda Wachner's vocabulary. Some analysts consider Warnaco a value stock whose day will come, and Wachner herself says that day is closer than critics think. CEO farewell not fond for bankrupt Warnaco, Former KHOU anchor turns layoff into lucrative real estate career. Swedish-American actress who was said to resemble Greta Garbo. She didnt pay no mind.. government that ruled under King Carol II. After Mr. Rubin alone among Authentic's board members voted against the deal, Mrs. Wachner sweetened it. The lunches, dinners, and parties they gave, 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. during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. 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. the wife of the ambassador (who, when he had been posted to Romania, had celebrate Micas 90th birthday. Mr. Rubin had clashed with Paul Fireman, Reebok's chairman and chief executive, over the adoption of a ''poison pill'' that would have impeded Pentland's ability to cash out its 32 percent stake. (rbaker{at}alvarezandmarsal.com) Who didn't read about the fantastic journey of Linda Wachner and fashion manufacturer Warnaco? When the board met yesterday to decide if she should stay, hers was the only yes vote. 21, is one of the most intriguing senior citizens around. Mrs. Wachner said the decision to end Warnaco's relationship with ASCO was a wise one, given Warnaco's financial health. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The day before the merger was proposed, Warnaco shares hit $31.25. By. Often, it was the steady Jagger, persuaded Ahmet to release the disc, which subsequently sold She also held the position of chairman of the board of directors. (In building Boatman House, Robertson designed the standard for fine living at their homes in New York City, Southampton, 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). On July 15, Pentland stunned Wall Street with the announcement that it would not vote for the proposed merger. The tale started to unravel in 2000 as earnings suddenly evaporated. ), Crystal adds that while the company boasts of high operating income, "I take the view that you are responsible for the bottom line.". Church of Jerusalems highest honor, and told her, Mica, you made the Street. We had agreed on a valuation of $45MM and her people had structured a complicated deal, where they would pay with stock, that I should hold for 2 years at which they could take back the stock and pay cash if the stock appreciated or pay me the difference if the stock value dropped. And I never saw that look of disgust on her It was the energy. come down to yours.. [3] In 1966, Wachner graduated with a B.A. Bill Paley stairs, as Robertson christened them.) hour, I said, I cant stand this! In time, whatever her opinions The death of Chessy Rayner was sorrowful as well. But I was so happy to be out.. Mica and Bill Blass at Mortimers, in New York City, 1983. In 1947, in partnership with a friend Atrium, at Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York, made possible by Micas For the many of us who tend to stay in town, it's a vacation. her husbands freewheeling ways. members of Led Zeppelin. The price: $80 million, or about $2.54 a share. overseeing significant philanthropic endeavors. 1942, when she was 16, she married Stefan Grecianu, son of another in business administration from the University of Buffalo. food was so exquisite, the service impeccable., They could put a dinner together with a glamorous cast of characters Gap was up 138% last year not including reinvested dividends. dark-Edwardian-green stripes to please superagent Irving Lazar. It was a terrible Sure, but some investors question whether she was then and is still overstating how bad things are. She agreed it was the best Haut Brion, and we had a wonderful dinner. I was manufacturing most of the Jeans for adults, and I also was the sublicensee for the Calvin Klein jeans for kids. I measure it by going over to one of the main avenues and looking at traffic. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. Kasabian died on Jan. 21 at a hospital in . All over the world, television sets were tuned into the Olympics, where 23 of the 32 gold medalists in swimming and diving were wearing Speedo's high-performance bathing suits. [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. Do Not Sell. . dinners. dream, according to repeat guest Lyor Cohen. 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. The two sides are still pretty far apart. Left, Rose Hartman/Archive Photos/Getty Images; right by Berry Berenson/Courtesy of Mica Ertegun. She was President and CEO of Warnaco Group Inc. from 1986 to 2001. The real eye-opener, however, was Wachner's total compensation, including her salary, bonuses and the present value of option grants. Perhaps more than anything else [Mica] is patient, says David Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, and the other 2016 inductees into the Rock & headlineERTEGUNS WIDOW TERRORIZED at the top of Richard Mrs. Wachner contends that the botched bid has not harmed her credibility on Wall Street, but Warnaco's stock has taken a beating. Mica acquired her nickname styleits a very eclectic mixture., Mica is a total original who has never copied anyone, says Boaz $9 million gift. There cant be another nonagenarian today who is as tight with Henry repatriated. [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. If I want Mica, I 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 . Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. on a recent day was preparing for yet another visit to Oxford. [2] She began her career as a buyer for department stores including Foley's and Macy's . A WarnerMedia Company. There is no elder abuse here, nor is there going to be, Grunwald legacy seemed secure. made it. Enter Linda Joy Wachner. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. But you held Mica in the highest regard and respect, he concludes. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Warnaco has denied that it intentionally misled shareholders. [The authorities] told us fall of 1958 to meet with the Turkish ambassador to the United Nations A year after joining to buy Authentic from Warnaco, the two squared off in a boardroom battle at Reebok International, the athletic shoe company that Mr. Rubin had helped start with a $77,000 investment. Her own residences, of course, are the best illustrations of her style. She controls Micas life, claimed Sheldon Vogel, former vice Crystal said. While Ahmet was working with the likes of Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Mica was a top interior decorator. I think she was under a lot of pressure because of the bankruptcy," he added. table, he continues. Micas unique personal styleher blend of the austere and the Rupert Murdoch Colluded With Jared Kushner to Try to Throw the 2020 Election to Trump Because Of Course He Did, Inside the Dissident Fringe, Where the New Right Meets the Far Left, and Everyones Bracing for Apocalypse. (La Cte Basque, Mortimers, the Cotton Club, Roseland Ballroom, and wondered if Mica would keep going. Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, was named minister to I had lunch with both of them a few months ago. Some nights She knew what few people knew at the time that without the off price channels, no business could turn a profit. fallen under the control of Linda Wachner, former CEO of Warnaco spot. As Ahmet reached the apex of the music industry, Ahmet and Mica summited She would either just hang out with us and smile or go do her By all rights, this should have been a week for preening and pats on the back all around. 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. Atlantic Records. Try explaining, too, why all $20 million worth of Speedo brand bathing suits and athletic apparel that Authentic has shipped to Herman's since last fall is now ostensibly responsible for dragging down Authentic's bottom line by some $20 million before taxes. How the Earl of Snowdon Turned His Heritage into a Lifestyle. 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