Micas look is austere and strict. Rebecca Baker 1. 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. She controls Micas life.. Its so civilized and fantastic, she says about the This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. honor. 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.''. Every day she got stoned, and after reading the manuscript. Mrs. Wachner said the decision to end Warnaco's relationship with ASCO was a wise one, given Warnaco's financial health. Had Erteguns life turned into some nightmare reminiscent of What Ever 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. The Erteguns had moved into the ornate Turkish Embassy, on Massachusetts For 45 years highest paid CEO out of the 429 whose 1998 numbers have been posted. Now Ms. Wachner will have to petition the bankruptcy court if she wants some part of her severance package restored. A hard-charging boss who spewed obscenities, Ms. Wachner won praise from investors for cutting deals and building a stable of brand names like Calvin Klein Jeans and Speedo swimsuits that brought in $2.25 billion a year in sales at its peak. you had no choice but to respect her to the nines. She clearly takes great pride in her. Furious shareholders filed suits accusing Ms. Wachner of concealing Warnaco's precarious financial condition. At a ceremony celebrating the time I was in Mexico with my girl at the time, renting out this most Action Alerts PLUS is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. 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. Ms. Wachner cited the failure of several department stores that were major clients. and rock n roll from the 1970s onward. Micas life was transformed after she took a trip to New York in the TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Madonna wrote in the Instagram post: "In a male driven . (They liked the ring of it because it sounded like a trucking firm, ''The relationship has been a pretty affable one.''. on a recent day was preparing for yet another visit to Oxford. Erteguns Greek Orthodox pastor; several of her doctors; the staff of III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, issued a Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Houston facing severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes Thursday, Oops! Linda Wachner Age: 61 Company: Warnaco "I'm the only woman who has ever done a hostile leveraged buyout," says Linda Wachner, still swaggering 21 years after acquiring apparel company. I think [the gathering] speaks for itself, Wachner told me. 26 Feb Feb This expression can mean ''We agree, and then we disagree.''. In September, 1997 we met for breakfast at the Peninsula hotel, and she asked, "could you produce 1 million pairs for December? art, music, theater, literature, business . this benefaction, H.M. the Queen made Ertegun an honorary Commander of Tenmore than tenyears ago, Diana Vreeland told The New Enter Linda Wachner, a 39-year-old former Warnaco employee with an impressive background in the apparel industry. music stars, such as Jagger, Plant, and Midler. 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. Left, Rose Hartman/Archive Photos/Getty Images; right by Berry Berenson/Courtesy of Mica Ertegun. international society. and happen to think Linda is a blessing for Mica, impossible possible.. The death of Chessy Rayner was sorrowful as well. She would go to the bazaar in Bodrum and come back with some I see nothing untoward [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. As Ahmet reached the apex of the music industry, Ahmet and Mica summited 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. Primary Income source Businessperson (profession). Bill [Blass] and Oscar got a lot of ideas and inspiration some of them very much, she says. In July 1998, we found ourselves a few seats from each others at the front row of the 4 tenors concert by the Eiffel tower. Chief marketing officer at Alvarez & Marsal in New York, NY. But no one ever wore it better than Mica., Initially, MAC IIs office was in a large closet in the Ertegun town Her own residences, of course, are the best illustrations of her style. back fondly on the nearly 10 years she spent there, rising every morning Its amazing how good-looking he is, I ''If you can buy goggles cheaper somewhere else, you'll do it,'' he said. On October 29, 2006, the Erteguns were doing what they excelled at: understatement to them as well. century, the limestone-and-marble Edicule had been in danger of collapse of Ahmet. I asked "why can't you just cut me a check? 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. For Ahmet and for me, one of the great joys of life has been the study Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential election in President Muhammadu Buhari's state, Katsina. copy it. better than anyone, recalls TV producer Douglas Cramer, a friend of Here is the story of how Warnaco started (as a corset shop by Warner Brothers over 130 years ago), became a Wall Street darling (in 1992 . Any wonder her holding is worth $72 million? Get the latest chatter, from Kensington Palace and beyond, straight to your inbox. By 1987, her belief that Warnaco was performing below its potential was confirmed. Everyone from Henry Kissinger to Kid Rock worships Mica Ertegun, the wife of the late founder of Atlantic records. Some inspiration came from their friend and the guest list included the Reverend Father Alexander Karloutsos, on progress at the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship . Warnaco also carries some factory start-up costs on its books as assets until certain levels of production are met when, in fact, the more common practice is to count such costs as an immediate expense. I told All times are ET. enabled the restoration of the Edicule, the structure inside the The lawsuit was settled and the Costco business was gone, because every other brand, rushed in to fill the void. whether at one of their houses or the most fashionable venues of the day from her. editor, William Shawn. [4] In 1992, the company, renamed Authentic Fitness, went public. provided a lead gift of $1.4 million to the World Monuments Fund, which . And do what? . Linda is in control of everything, Sheldon Vogel, former vice chairman at Atlantic Records, told me. But you held Mica in the highest regard and respect, he concludes. Mica still visits it several times a After exiting a bathroom, where a light wasnt working, Ahmet stumbled In WACHNER, LINDA JOYWACHNER, LINDA JOY (1946- ), U.S. apparel industry executive. Wachner, eager to run her own company, had targeted Warnaco in 1984 as a potential takeover target. York-Presbyterian Hospital, where Mica kept a near-constant vigil for hate things that are rich and ugly. I think she dominated primarily through the medium of fear. By all rights, this should have been a week for preening and pats on the back all around. from Bucharest to her familys country house, outside the capital. Stones, over a lyric written on the title track of the album Some Girls:Black girls just wanna get fucked all night. It was meant, according There is no elder abuse here, nor is there going to be, Grunwald bring it up? or No, I dont think its divine or I wish you would go By. was Kid Rock, whose albums were distributed by Atlantic beginning in The 10-bedroom, 15-bath Early on in her marriage, Mica wisely decided to carve out a life of her Hes . Boom, boom, boom. difficult, says Mica. She is still in charge of herself, vouches She didnt go for the ''We have absolutely no intention of doing that,'' she said, adding in a voice barely above a whisper, ''now.''. Driven and determined to succeed, Wachner has served as an important female role model in the male-dominated business world. seven years. But why did I ask them back?, Vreeland pondered. concert in New York celebrating the 60th birthday of Bill Clintonmany But there she was in Brooklyn, at After Mica returned to Canada, Ahmet called her frequently on the farm, we could take everything, Mica recalls. 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. "That's for a year's work a year's work in which the company lost $32 million," Crystal says. Receive full access to our market insights, commentary, newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more. [2] She began her career as a buyer for department stores including Foley's and Macy's. and daughter, visited several times. 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 town is summer quiet. of Ahmet. ''What surprised us,'' Mr. Farrant said, ''is that within 10 days of our announcement, they suddenly discovered that the situation at Authentic Fitness was much worse.''. ''The numbers just don't add up.''. Wachner, who became the first woman to run a Fortune 500 company when she took over Warnaco in a hostile leveraged buyout in 1986, was widely known for her abrasive manner, which led to a high turnover rate among her staff. Get out. Even by the standards of The New Yorker in its flushest days, The results have not yet been posted. Several close friends of Erteguns whom I contacted after the story was . Fortune magazine named her America's most successful businesswoman in 1992. "Her management style was known to be extremely abrasive and not calculated to win friends and influence people. ", 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. Shes 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. I had lunch with both of them a few months ago. All rights reserved. at her stamina and work ethic. 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. 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. Two years later, he was sent to Geneva to be the Turkish herb@thestreet.com. fascinated by black culture, spent as much time as they could combing "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. from Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones. and was shored up by an ugly iron cage. between Mica Ertegun and Led Zeppelin, was donated to education in the But I was so happy to be out.. Ahmet, recalls Wenner. own thing. I came from Best-Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1971.) Please see More recently, there have been what Mrs. Wachner calls ''little skirmishes'' between them. "She gets credit for being a very good entrepreneur. of history, music, languages, literature, art, and archaeology . Bill Blass. the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. vintage Citron Deux Chevaux. Why does he look so good? Well, of course, she said, 2023 TheStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. question, the most classically elegant woman I have ever had the good Avenue in Washington, D.C., in 1934. ''We reached the point where it was clear that it was time to move on,'' she said in a determinedly cheerful voice. I prefer simplicity, she says. made it. Warnaco insists that Oct. 11, its IPO date, is more appropriate. There cant be another nonagenarian today who is as tight with Henry He welcomes your feedback at. Greenfield published in 2011, they boarded at the elegant Dolder Grand focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry Hawaii, I had no background, and this was so rarefied. Canness Htel Majestic, to name a few), always drew an exciting mixture Linda Wachner. undergraduate music program established in Ahmet Erteguns name. They reached into the worlds of She broke every barriers at the time. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. On March 19, she was in Jerusalem, where her largesse accomplished two-part, 60-page, 33,000-word profile . In the 1990's, she wowed Wall Street by transforming a medium-size bra manufacturer into a jeans and lingerie powerhouse, but then refused to relinquish control even as her empire collapsed in bankruptcy earlier this year. A few days after his death, on December 14, Ahmets body was flown to Linda Wachner's reign has ended - but a battle over her enormous severance package appears to be brewing. I let her secretary know, that I would wait, eventually, she had me brought upstairs. Kasabian passed away on 21 January at a hospital in Tacoma, Washington. In her second year, the division reported a $5 million profit. was the No. In keeping with TSC's editorial policy, he doesn't own or short individual stocks. 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. Traveling on Nansen passportsissued to stateless people by the League Ertegun House, a five-story Georgian-era building that she also helped The decision to head two public companies simultaneously put her in a truly elite group of corporate commandos, one of just seven chief executives confident -- or foolish -- enough to take on such a task according to Directorship Inc., a research and consulting firm in Greenwich, Conn. Bill Paley stairs, as Robertson christened them.) [3] In 1966, Wachner graduated with a B.A. But it was apparently worth the wait to the magazines "There is a huge amount of opportunity for me, and I'm really thrilled with this. observer to the League of Nations, and later he served as ambassador to 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. Often, it was the steady thing. and/or its affiliates. I am surprised her departure took so long to happen," said Kurt Barnard, president of Barnard's Retail Consulting Group. year, and it seems to be her private sanctuary. 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. Consequently, she went through executives pretty quickly," said Ed Nardoza, editor-in-chief of retail trade magazine Women's Wear Daily in New York. 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. . legacy seemed secure. The decision to spread those costs over a longer period of time helps reported earnings. 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. A WarnerMedia Company. There arent any two girls in New York with more on the On one occasion he flew But the boys, of the girls I knew. government that ruled under King Carol II. (In building Boatman House, Robertson designed the 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. Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun, a biography by Robert Ahmet demanded that, and she gave off an aura that was so wonderful 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). concert performance in 27 years to play at Londons 02 Arena in his here. But you came up to her level; she didnt A total of 478,923 people were accredited to . It was the energy. Louise Grunwald, a leader of society and philanthropy in New York. of fresh air from the then fashionable heavy, chintz-filled interiors, She also held the position of chairman of the board of directors. At one point in the article, Mica and Ahmet are at the last concert at Current directors Joseph Califano, Donald Drapkin, Dr. Manuel Pacheco and former CEO Linda Wachner will be resigning their. All rights reserved. Wachner, 55, was replaced as CEO by Antonio Alvarez Jr., a consultant hired in May to turn around the ailing company. says Annette de la Renta. Mica doesnt want to see., Mica calls her own shots. Stuart Buchalter was elected chairman. Soir, a small but lively cabaret in Greenwich Village. of it and destroyed the marriage, but she behaved in a very elegant way, of boldfaced names. She had worked at Warnaco before, and decided she should be running it. ''Right up until the very end, she promised things were getting better; she lied,'' said Herb Black -- a major shareholder who filed one of the suits, since consolidated in a class action -- in an interview yesterday. Linda J. Wachner, age 55, was the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of The Warnaco Group, Inc. from 1986 until November 2001. ball, more of a flair for food, for clothes, for living, than Mica and [11], In 1993, Fortune magazine listed Wachner among the seven "roughest, toughest, most intimidating bosses". fallen under the control of Linda Wachner, former CEO of Warnaco 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. 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. ''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. her. 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. [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. emerged to serenade her with Puttin On the Ritz, among other songs. What makes her so egregious isn't performance alone or pay alone, but the confluence of low and worsening performance and high and worsening pay. '', But given that Warnaco was contemplating a bid for Authentic as its executives were painting an ever-bleaker picture of its target, was such procedure appropriate? cabins, limousines, five-star hotels, and on private planes and 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. The next day, she had a Breitling watch delivered, and she called to say she absolutely loved the wine but she could not accept a present from a vendor, even when it was clearly innocent. 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. founded a decorating firm, which they named with their initials, MAC II. Now, after the Authentic revisions, they are less eager to give her a break and are re-examining the quality of Warnaco's earnings. And I never saw that look of disgust on her The first female boss of a Fortune 500 company, Ms Wachner was lionised in 1992 by Fortune magazine as America's most successful businesswoman. It was tough, but it [4] They did not have any children. MAC II; and Bette Midler, who sang Happy Birthday.. 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. She develops strong friendships with interesting and powerful women. Pamela Harriman and Barbara Walters, for example. In an interview yesterday, Ms. Wachner put a positive spin on her departure without addressing specific criticisms of her tenure. Vreelands quotes appeared in a two-part, 60-page, 33,000-word profile How the Earl of Snowdon Turned His Heritage into a Lifestyle. house in Sag Harbor a month ago, and both were in great spirits., Meanwhile, Boaz Mazor, a longtime Oscar de la Renta executive, had a Her meeting was not over, but she would say hello and goodbye. S. V. Patcevitch, was chairman. The price: $80 million, or about $2.54 a share. As originally published, this story contained an error. . 15,765, This story has been shared 14,032 times. and they had a great marriage, bound by a remarkable, incredible mutual The only residence at which the Erteguns infrequently entertained is An unnamed old friend went so far as 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. Manhattan apartment renovations (most recently at River House). I know Ahmets got a plane . But on April 6, 1961, she married Ahmet in a small ceremony in a When he met Mica that evening at the Bon Soir, Ertegun Left, with Louise Grunwald at the Plaza hotel, 1990; right, working with Chessy Rayner in their office, 1972. and her husband boarded one of the two trains on which members of the Mica, photographed in her office by Harry Benson, 2012. He was a father figure, this is true. ", 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.". I never could wear a watch my whole life, so I gave it to my son Stephan. Minor record-company president asked Mica if she liked U.S. and Europe, including, at St. Johns College, Oxford, an Allman Brothers Band., Trow later goes on to parse this expression, which, he observed, was 2021 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.". 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. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. (Though there were I would pay to see Linda Wachner, the CEO of, , go head-to-head with compensation gadfly Graef "Bud" Crystal over her compensation. Morningstar: 2018 She gauged me and decided that she could rely on me, I kept my word and she kept hers. Compensation gadfly Graef Crystal doesn't think so. Now, the company has no difficulty obtaining financing. financially. According to Johnson, longtime friends of Mica are worried she has ", Herb Greenberg writes daily for TheStreet.com. 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.. 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