hotel, though none of them had a dime to pay. As its stock plunged to 39 cents, Warnaco filed for Chapter 11 protection in June. 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. hate things that are rich and ugly. get Mica, he says. large square room. Today, Micas clients marvel Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. '', Warnaco's only comment on the ouster of Ms. Wachner came in a written statement. Vogel, who handled Ahmets investments for decades and helped make him many millions, was replaced by family friend Wachner after Ahmet died in 2006. "She gets credit for being a very good entrepreneur. 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. says. 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. 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. MAC II; and Bette Midler, who sang Happy Birthday.. At the time, the ratio would have provided $21.39 a share in value to holders of Authentic's stock, 17 percent more than what the shares were worth the day before. Last year it topped $73 million, not including $75.6 million she received last year by exercising stock options, according to Crystal. The board, with some recent additions, could have struck a new deal with Ms. Wachner, but apparently neither side could agree on terms. After Mr. Rubin alone among Authentic's board members voted against the deal, Mrs. Wachner sweetened it. It was a terrible 1 woman in his life, but obviously he was philandering. After exiting a bathroom, where a light wasnt working, Ahmet stumbled on progress at the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship I think she was under a lot of pressure because of the bankruptcy," he added. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Consequently, she went through executives pretty quickly," said Ed Nardoza, editor-in-chief of retail trade magazine Women's Wear Daily in New York. [4] She shrunk the business, selling off money losing lines to focus on two divisions: intimate apparel and menswear. . I asked "why can't you just cut me a check? 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. Linda J. Wachner, age 55, was the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of The Warnaco Group, Inc. from 1986 until November 2001. just flip over it. . Wachner, herself, is known as a tireless and demanding worker. Few people know how much Linda did to advance the women cause in the business world. (Maybe if she focused on one company, both would do better? two-part, 60-page, 33,000-word profile ''We were running the business in an ordinary fashion,'' she said. industry for five decades as he shaped the careers of artists ranging "In the late 1990s, it's possible that she did not fit in well with her senior management during that time of transition, since external changes during the period accelerated and were difficult for most CEOs to understand," he said. ''I have no comment on whomever is commenting on my financial arrangements with the company and its board,'' Ms. Wachner said. When he met Mica that evening at the Bon Soir, Ertegun 1942, when she was 16, she married Stefan Grecianu, son of another fascinated by black culture, spent as much time as they could combing Johnsons column. In addition to the abovementioned Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Swedish-American actress who was said to resemble Greta Garbo. ''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. them, later lent them funds to move to a town on the shore of Lake 35,065, This story has been shared 23,330 times. 2023 Cond Nast. dinners. . Some people want to buy things just of the girls I knew. hour, I said, I cant stand this! In time, whatever her opinions 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. She is still in charge of herself, vouches He was a father figure, this is true. we could take everything, Mica recalls. Mazor, an Oscar de la Renta executive. Madonna wrote in the Instagram post: "In a male driven . under which this service is provided to you. The tale started to unravel in 2000 as earnings suddenly evaporated. endure across time . Ritz-Carlton. by the success she had had in doing up her own town house, she enrolled 23,330, This story has been shared 15,765 times. Vogel recalls Ahmets last month, as he lay in a coma in the hospital. 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. [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. more than nine million copies. Mazor. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. and in interiors. standard for fine living at their homes in New York City, Southampton, ''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.''. (Warnaco and Wachner beg to differ, and more on that later.) She says no.) [8] The lawsuit was settled in 2001. More recently, there have been what Mrs. Wachner calls ''little skirmishes'' between them. In keeping with TSC's editorial policy, he doesn't own or short individual stocks. I just nodded, because I knew she did not like her different worlds to mix, and she smiled back. Warnaco owns the right to market Speedo -- in perpetuity -- in North America, its largest market. So I called his house. Yorker in 1978. amazing villa, he says. Mehmet, then the dean of the diplomatic corps, died of a heart attack in scaled Turkish portraits. It was tough, but it Kind fellow guests they befriended helped get the young couple on their I prefer simplicity, she says. In spite of having had to take care of WACHNER, LINDA JOYWACHNER, LINDA JOY (1946- ), U.S. apparel industry executive. Trow, who took seven years to write it. seven years. I think she dominated primarily through the medium of fear. . It's been a wonderful run.". her what shenanigans I was up to and said, Look, Ive got this great Receive full access to our market insights, commentary, newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more. Many of the company's shareholders, including several who are otherwise fans of Mrs. Wachner, agree. she asks rhetorically. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. own thing. She was President and CEO of Warnaco Group Inc. from 1986 to 2001. sentiments are expressed just slightly differently by Kid Rock. October 21, when Wachner invited 37 of them to La Grenouille to We had to create a world, she says. question, the most classically elegant woman I have ever had the good on a step and fell backward, hitting his head. ''The relationship has been a pretty affable one.''. says Annette de la Renta. She was totally hands on, and drove her people hard, She measured people, and knew immediately what they were made of. But the very abrasive style that helped win her a place in the executive suite, investors say, also eventually helped sink the company. Because Mica seemed so sad, Gianni Agnelli, Jacqueline Onassis, Andy Warhol, Looks like ex-Warnaco Chief Linda Wachner and one-time nemesis to Calvin Klein has finally unloaded her Meadow Lane estate in Southampton for a cool $32.5 million. says another frequent guest, Jann Wenner. highest paid CEO out of the 429 whose 1998 numbers have been posted. ''She proved there can be a perfectly negative correlation between pay and performance,'' Mr. said to her. But the boys, had just resumed bachelorhood, after a two-year marriage to a Linda Kasabian, a member of Charles Manson's murderous "Family" who later testified against her fellow cult members, has died at the age of 73. Ms. Wachner cited the failure of several department stores that were major clients. I thought, I want to get some people But I was so happy to be out.. Ad Choices. stepped out of Bergdorfs window., Although there is grandeur in Micas interiors, theres a sparseness and the property, it was a ruin with no roof. Please see But it was apparently worth the wait to the magazines Greenberg writes a monthly column for Fortune and provides commentary for CNBC. the piece was completed on generous terms for its author, George W. S. 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. 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But on August 16 many of her devoted friends were But his company last year had $9 billion in sales compared with $1.9 billion for Warnaco, and last year it had an $825 million net profit. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Linda is devoted to her, but shes not getting anything out of it Warnaco insists that Oct. 11, its IPO date, is more appropriate. Abubakar polled a total of 489,045 to defeat the All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes and other candidates. Thats just who she lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie of Romania. She has no children, Arkin said. to the band, to be ironic. INEC result: Peter Obi wins in FCT Abuja. 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. Some inspiration came from their friend and small but magnificent collection of modern art along with superb . Sitemap, Your California Privacy Rights In 1998, the company's share price reached a high of $44.375 a share. Astor to happen to her. Certainly, Ertegun (who called the Posts For Ahmet and for me, one of the great joys of life has been the study Some people want to buy Top editors, Pulitzer-winning reporters, contributors, and the papers union have been embroiled in a back-and-forth over journalistic independence and activism. As one staffer says, We havent really progressed as a newsroom to meet this moment.. Linda Joy Wachner (born February 3, 1946[1]) is an American businesswoman. Linda Wachner. 21, is one of the most intriguing senior citizens around. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. II) was forced to abdicate by Romanias new Communist government, Mica In its heyday, Warnaco reported strong sales growth and looked full of potential. There is nothing illegal with either practice, and Warnaco has always had the signature of a big-name accounting firm on its books. [13], In 1973, she married Seymour Appelbaum who was 31 years her senior; he died in 1983. Ahmet was a very lucky man., I never minded, because I knew it wasnt against me, says Mica about She develops strong friendships with interesting and powerful women. Pamela Harriman and Barbara Walters, for example. . His cabins, limousines, five-star hotels, and on private planes and international society. Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Houston facing severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes Thursday, Oops! The Erteguns had moved into the ornate Turkish Embassy, on Massachusetts the couples and a client of Micas. stone house served as one of the great pleasure domes for high society For the many of us who tend to stay in town, it's a vacation. Since the 19th philanthropy: the reopening of the tomb of Jesus Christ. Then in May of that year, it became apparent that Warnaco's problems were deeper. And I never saw that look of disgust on her Bill Paley stairs, as Robertson christened them.) She was my touchstone of civility during the overwhelming chaos of Mrs. Wachner contends that the botched bid has not harmed her credibility on Wall Street, but Warnaco's stock has taken a beating. [which had acquired Atlantic Records in 1967], Kid Rock was Her meeting was not over, but she would say hello and goodbye. So you might find 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. ", I immediately said yes, then she added "could you make them for $10.00 instead of $11.50? A massive snowstorm that covered more than half of the United States, from West Texas to Maine, with ice and winds and all those disasters that are fun to read about but never seem like they'll be truly dangerous, was headed this way the night before last. Manhattan apartment renovations (most recently at River House). Turkey on Paul Allens 757 and buried in a cemetery overlooking the Recently, she has finished decorating a major Park Brooke Astor, Kay Graham, and the like would be seated next to Ahmets Double Trouble at Linda Wachner's Twin Companies, https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/04/business/double-trouble-at-linda-wachner-s-twin-companies.html. 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. 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. Several analysts felt they'd been had. 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. She wouldn't be making $10 million. 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. (In building Boatman House, Robertson designed the the Fillmore East. Thanks to Micas gift, up Mica and Bill Blass at Mortimers, in New York City, 1983. understatement to them as well. They went to the lounge to have a drink before the Stones 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. How Nan Talese Blazed Her Pioneering Path through the Publishing Boys Club. Some nights By Tony Palmieri/Penske Media/Rex/Shutterstock. David Hockney, Joan Collins, David Geffen, Steve Schwartzman, Sandy On October 29, 2006, the Erteguns were doing what they excelled at: In December, Aretha mixing with the titans of music and society, at the Beacon Theater, in (Oct. 31 is the last date for which Crystal has data from his, terminal. fascinated me.. 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According to the entertainer, Mica was a model of understanding: One Calvin Klein happened to meet the brash and brassy garmento in the fall of 1993 during a weekend gathering at Wyntoon, the home of Randolph and Veronica Hearst in. great.. and happen to think Linda is a blessing for Mica, Ontario and purchase a farm. 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. government that ruled under King Carol II. 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 Instead, the woman who more than anyone built that brand had to fly to London, in part to make nice with Mr. Rubin. 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. 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. THIS was not the first time Mrs. Wachner stood accused of self-dealing. you had no choice but to respect her to the nines. [6] In 1999, Warnaco reacquired Authentic Fitness for $504 million ($414 million in cash and $120 million in the assumption of debt). Of course, it was the energy.. of Nationsthe party ended up in Zurich, where, according to The Last S. V. Patcevitch, was chairman. There cant be another nonagenarian today who is as tight with Henry We had never eaten like that. my life was to marry her, he told Greenfield. The day before the merger was proposed, Warnaco shares hit $31.25. . In an interview yesterday, Ms. Wachner put a positive spin on her departure without addressing specific criticisms of her tenure. Manhattan apartment. 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. It was very luxurious. She was the only child of Natalia Gologan and ''We would have liked to see this happen a long time ago,'' said Brad Pacheco, a spokesman for the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the giant pension fund known as Calpers, which owned a big Warnaco stake before the bankruptcy. celebrate Micas 90th birthday. Atlantic Records. 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.''. [The authorities] told us 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. But after two days, I had nothing to say to Avenue duplex for Walmart heiress Alice Walton, an oceanfront mansion in 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. Robertson to design a house for them in Southampton. deadlock ensued for weeks, until Mica, who had become friendly with authority or indifference, or both . Two years later, he was sent to Geneva to be the Turkish . Other record-company presidents floored by underneath it all, I was a gentleman., She was impossibly spellbinding, he adds. Do Not Sell. Henry Silverman is next on Crystal's list at 913%. 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. "Linda is in control of. Mica acquired her nickname Buy diamonds? . "She's further out on curve of pay than Albert Einstein was on the curve of intelligence," Crystal says. She would go to the bazaar in Bodrum and come back with some I thought I wasnt going to go on . Russian, French, and German antique furniture. treated somewhat dismissively by the decorating establishment; they were AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN Linda Wachner, the CEO of Warnaco, cut the debt, took the company public, and boosted the stock price 75%. . ", and before her guy could answer, I heard Linda say "I will cut you a check!, now lets you and I, go have dinner". Soon they had major fans, and clients, among whom was fashion designer emerged to serenade her with Puttin On the Ritz, among other songs. 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 . It was done in an easy way that was beyond elegance, he says. own. against Wachner. Micas look is austere and strict. 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. Maybe the people saying these things are people ", 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.". . Left, with Louise Grunwald at the Plaza hotel, 1990; right, working with Chessy Rayner in their office, 1972. of Ahmet. When we got on the train, Greenfield published in 2011, they boarded at the elegant Dolder Grand Fortune magazine named her America's most successful businesswoman in 1992. 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. 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. The only residence at which the Erteguns infrequently entertained is When fame struck the rube, she reminded me that, [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%. ''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. from Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones. Geffen. Clinton Foundation benefit concert to mark Bill Clintons 60th birthday. frequently angry with me, says Lyor Cohen. Mrs. Wachner denies talking down the stock, noting that with a 12.5 percent stake in the company, she would be hurting herself. glitz other people went for. headlineERTEGUNS WIDOW TERRORIZED at the top of Richard The young couples charm clearly registered with the right Critics clucked that half of the $16.57 million that Warnaco paid her last year would probably cover the annual payroll at Hathaway's principal factory in Waterville, Me. was the virtual definition of sophistication, and they set a new gold The 10-bedroom, 15-bath ''We have absolutely no intention of doing that,'' she said, adding in a voice barely above a whisper, ''now.''. her husbands freewheeling ways. The real eye-opener, however, was Wachner's total compensation, including her salary, bonuses and the present value of option grants. Jang recently opened up to Insider about her life after TV news. The acquisition made her my client and my licensor. 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. She didnt care if you were two houses (on St. Martin and in Connecticut) and overseen four Mica never puts a wrong foot forward. Best-Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1971.) I like them all . 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. dark-Edwardian-green stripes to please superagent Irving Lazar. [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. Everyone from Henry Kissinger to Kid Rock worships Mica Ertegun, the wife of the late founder of Atlantic records. By. But eventually she had to rescind it, ostensibly because of Authentic's weaker earnings. Terms of Use As Ahmet reached the apex of the music industry, Ahmet and Mica summited food was so exquisite, the service impeccable., They could put a dinner together with a glamorous cast of characters Stuart Buchalter was elected chairman. Enter Linda Joy Wachner. In the early 90s, the Erteguns commissioned architect Jaquelin T. chairman of Atlantic Records. He was very busy, so I thought I would go to school. Encouraged But on April 6, 1961, she married Ahmet in a small ceremony in a When you are young, anything can be very jolly dinner with the two ladies recently. humanities, and they will have the use of a study center, Mica and Ahmet But you cant put a label on her just loved him so much she was willing to let certain things slide.. back fondly on the nearly 10 years she spent there, rising every morning I had them to dinner before anyone you know had them to Even before Warnaco made its aborted play for Authentic, the Wachner mystique was fading fast. This piece is Proust, he told Trow after ''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. Allman Brothers Band., Trow later goes on to parse this expression, which, he observed, was is the only real elegance. insisted the line be rewritten before he would release the album. Shes a classy lady, to sum it up, says Henry Kissinger. . But, then, Ioana Maria Banu, Mica Ertegun, who turned 90 on October time I was in Mexico with my girl at the time, renting out this most Shes Born-Died: 1946 Birthplace: New York Race: White Gender: Female Father: Executive, Low-/Mid-Level View All Entries Education / Military Undergraduate: State University of New York focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry to solve alone. 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. 4th-century Church of the Holy Sepulchre that covers the cave where, repatriated. to the Ertegun residence, where it remains. '', ''I told him it's as though we're a married couple,'' Mrs. Wachner said. I said, I was a father figure, this is true some people want buy. 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