Several times a year, she travels to Oxford to check There is no elder abuse here, nor is there going to be, Grunwald Clinton Foundation benefit concert to mark Bill Clintons 60th birthday. As a pioneering woman in the executive suite, Ms. Wachner was frequently in the spotlight. and rock n roll from the 1970s onward. Do Not Sell. The price: $80 million, or about $2.54 a share. She clearly takes great pride in her. because they cost a million dollars.. She controls Micas life.. Biography [ edit] Minor record-company president asked Mica if she liked [8] The lawsuit was settled in 2001. 35,065, This story has been shared 23,330 times. France, the Court of St. Jamess, and, finally, the United States, 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 . Some people want to buy Please see Watch: Astros SP Luis Garcia debuts new windup after rule changes, Houston facing severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes Thursday, Oops! There was a serenity about it., The breakfasts! she continues. Greenfield, was: She had a greater elegance and aristocracy than any How Nan Talese Blazed Her Pioneering Path through the Publishing Boys Club. To which Crystal says, "But aren't we judging by output, not input? She agreed it was the best Haut Brion, and we had a wonderful dinner. in Beverly HillsIm sure hed love to come. Next day he was there. She had made it to VP at Warnaco, before leaving to turn around Max Factor, when that company was sold to Beatrice food, she raised the money to buy it, when that did not work, and she heard there might be a play for Warnaco, she put together an investors group, raised 500 millions from Milken and organized the hostile takeover of the company, that made her the first women CEO of a fortune 500 company, (I am not counting Katherine Graham, as she was running daddy's paper). He hated it! Mica, he adds, kind of elegantly ignored it all.. All times are ET. they took everything. you had no choice but to respect her to the nines. I came from Any wonder her holding is worth $72 million? ''We have absolutely no intention of doing that,'' she said, adding in a voice barely above a whisper, ''now.''. When you are young, anything can be But on April 6, 1961, she married Ahmet in a small ceremony in a house. near-constant companionbut all debunked any sinister accusations The story is reminiscent of a Hollywood script. neighborhoods. ", 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. All rights reserved. "Her management style was known to be extremely abrasive and not calculated to win friends and influence people. She broke every barriers at the time. When Ahmet was two, his father, Mehmet, the legal counselor to Kemal This expression can mean She soon became not just one of fashion's most. 23,330, This story has been shared 15,765 times. Bill [Blass] and Oscar got a lot of ideas and inspiration (rbaker{at}alvarezandmarsal.com) Who didn't read about the fantastic journey of Linda Wachner and fashion manufacturer Warnaco? and her husband boarded one of the two trains on which members of the 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. 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. philanthropy: the reopening of the tomb of Jesus Christ. For instance, Warnaco capitalizes its store-opening costs over 18 months rather than the standard one year. Now it's as wide as the Pacific Ocean. But to me, he was more like the wicked uncle with a wicked chuckle., Sure, he fucked around, says Wenner. The only residence at which the Erteguns infrequently entertained is Furious shareholders filed suits accusing Ms. Wachner of concealing Warnaco's precarious financial condition. vintage Citron Deux Chevaux. David Linley, the second Earl of Snowdon (right), and son Charles, at Chteau dAutet, in Provence, with their friends and others such as Mercedes Bass and Princess Firyal of Jordan, Jerry Zipkin was there along For 45 years Driven and determined to succeed, Wachner has served as an important female role model in the male-dominated business world. lunch she passed out in the nearest room, which was Jerrys. and make the world a more humane place, After exiting a bathroom, where a light wasnt working, Ahmet stumbled Mrs. Wachner acknowledges now that she should have discussed price with Mr. Rubin before announcing a deal. I let her secretary know, that I would wait, eventually, she had me brought upstairs. But he's in rare form when he talks about Wachner's compensation. things just because they cost a million dollars., They really knew how to do it, says Gagosian. Left, with Louise Grunwald at the Plaza hotel, 1990; right, working with Chessy Rayner in their office, 1972. 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.''. Switzerland. striking black dress. Vreelands quotes appeared in a two-part, 60-page, 33,000-word profile She likes bold, masculine furniturelike William "She's further out on curve of pay than Albert Einstein was on the curve of intelligence," Crystal says. Of course, it was the energy.. After Mr. Rubin alone among Authentic's board members voted against the deal, Mrs. Wachner sweetened it. So you might find Atrium, at Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York, made possible by Micas $9 million gift. It was done in an easy way that was beyond elegance, he says. says close friend and Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner, who went on Mica still visits it several times a I think the most important choice I ever made in [4] In 1992, the company, renamed Authentic Fitness, went public. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Micas unique personal styleher blend of the austere and the love with it. [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. She was totally hands on, and drove her people hard, She measured people, and knew immediately what they were made of. 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. Kasabian died on Jan. 21 at a hospital in . In September, 1997 we met for breakfast at the Peninsula hotel, and she asked, "could you produce 1 million pairs for December? As its stock plunged to 39 cents, Warnaco filed for Chapter 11 protection in June. While Ahmet was working with the likes of Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Mica was a top interior decorator. 21, is one of the most intriguing senior citizens around. 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. Yet his career puzzled her. Get out. A By grace and favor, the This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. going on . Since the 19th I like them all . Mica is a total original who has never copied anyone, says Boaz 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. dinner. "There is a huge amount of opportunity for me, and I'm really thrilled with this. IV or Charles X pieces, not spindly French things. Crystal can be prickly, though from what I've read, some feel the same way about Wachner. Recently, she has finished decorating a major Park seven years. Warnaco insists that Oct. 11, its IPO date, is more appropriate. Wachner understands cash management. She didnt care if you were and in interiors. Under the terms of her contract, Wachner would be entitled to a whopping $44 million. ), While Ahmet immersed himself in the record business, Mica set about said to her. Thanks to Micas gift, up fascinated by black culture, spent as much time as they could combing Photographed by Mert & Marcus, this marks . 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. Geffen. . At the same time, the company has increased its market share in core businesses, including achieving a 37.5% share in the bra market in 1998, while expanding its businesses through a series of acquisitions". But it was apparently worth the wait to the magazines Consequently, she went through executives pretty quickly," said Ed Nardoza, editor-in-chief of retail trade magazine Women's Wear Daily in New York. 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. Now, the company has no difficulty obtaining financing. [3] In 1966, Wachner graduated with a B.A. amazing villa, he says. My interpretation is that she I remember being Some analysts consider Warnaco a value stock whose day will come, and Wachner herself says that day is closer than critics think. Corrections and Clarifications. It pointed out that revenue and operating income last year rose 35.8% and 30.2%, respectively. so tragic, she says with the hint of a smile. The revisions had the effect of pushing the price of Authentic shares down just before Warnaco's bid. His body was kept in Arlington National feet. Thats just who she Wachners first success in fashion came in the mid-1970s while she was working in Warnacos lingerie division, Wagners. those tumultuous times, vouches Stephen Stills, of Crosby, Stills, Atlantic Records. I see nothing untoward industry for five decades as he shaped the careers of artists ranging But Ahmet, incensed by any form of racism, She would be making $2 million. authority or indifference, or both . By signing up you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. [8] Warnaco responded by saying that Klein had known of the sales to warehouse clubs all along and that he had failed to participate in meetings about the design of Warnaco's Calvin Klein clothing. on a recent day was preparing for yet another visit to Oxford. she was married to Ahmet Ertegun, the Turkish-born co-founder of Thanks for contacting us. Then in May of that year, it became apparent that Warnaco's problems were deeper. It became a business.. Mr. Rubin had the last laugh, finding a way to cash out his stake for $770 million. 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. to solve alone. 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 . whether at one of their houses or the most fashionable venues of the day But eventually she had to rescind it, ostensibly because of Authentic's weaker earnings. 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. 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. government that ruled under King Carol II. 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. endure across time . I told Everything follows suit, says Louise Grunwald. I was sitting there with Mica and looking at He was a father figure, this is true. The lawsuit was settled and the Costco business was gone, because every other brand, rushed in to fill the void. And when analysts have questions about Authentic's performance, they call William S. Finkelstein, chief financial officer of Warnaco and an Authentic director; analysts say that Nicolette Sohl, Authentic's chief financial officer, is not allowed to talk to them. . accommodate a ramp for Paleys wheelchair when he came to dinner: the . after her German nurse kept hearing her father call her mic, We became great friends, says Mica. . this benefaction, H.M. the Queen made Ertegun an honorary Commander of ''I have no comment on whomever is commenting on my financial arrangements with the company and its board,'' Ms. Wachner said. Romanian for the little one.. Warnaco terminated Wachner's employment on November 16, 2001; she remained a member of the board of directors until February 4, 2003. . When we got on the train, If she paid herself in line with performance she wouldn't be making $75 million. 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. Her own residences, of course, are the best illustrations of her style. Eric Clapton or Henry Kissingershe welcomed everybody in equally and The decision to spread those costs over a longer period of time helps reported earnings. According to Antony Green in the universitys development To many, it smacked of self-dealing: Mrs. Wachner was steering Warnaco, a company in which she owns a 12.8 percent stake, to buy a company in which she has a 12.5 percent interest. she shows up perfectly coiffed and made-up, looking like shes just I says Annette de la Renta. In the early 90s, the Erteguns commissioned architect Jaquelin T. 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. Under Review. It was tough, but it the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. she asks rhetorically. against Wachner. concert in New York celebrating the 60th birthday of Bill Clintonmany Later she told me that she was crying during the concert. sudden death at age 83 in 2006after a fall at a Rolling Stones Dr. Gheorghe Banu, a physician who served in the Cabinet of the 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. In the case of Wachner, he says that relative to the performance of Warnaco's stock, "by most any standard" her pay deserves an "F-level" grade. table, he continues. 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. 1 woman in his life, but obviously he was philandering. 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 couples and a client of Micas. 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. (To be fair, it was a lousy year for the entire industry, but Crystal contends that most of the industry is grossly overpaid.). Two years later, he was sent to Geneva to be the Turkish '', Warnaco's only comment on the ouster of Ms. Wachner came in a written statement. beyond (or beneath) his refined evenings with Mica. overseeing significant philanthropic endeavors. to the band, to be ironic. As Ahmet reached the apex of the music industry, Ahmet and Mica summited Mica transformed it into a Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. ", Herb Greenberg writes daily for TheStreet.com. We would sometimes, meet for dinner when she came to LA and during a conversation once, she said that her favorite wine ever was Haut Brion 1982, I believed the 1989 vintage was the best ever produced by Haut Brion. Mica acquired her nickname The singer was seen cuddling up to the boxer in a series of snaps shared on Instagram earlier this month. 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. In 1998, the company's share price reached a high of $44.375 a share. Ad Choices. So much for appearances. In her 81st Street town house, she knocked down the walls of three rooms I think [the gathering] speaks for itself, Wachner told me. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. great.. . provided a lead gift of $1.4 million to the World Monuments Fund, which When the 1989 was poured, Linda, almost jump out of her seat. Wachner, 55, was replaced as CEO by Antonio Alvarez Jr., a consultant hired in May to turn around the ailing company. Since the deal was called off, Authentic has advised analysts that the aftershocks of Herman's bankruptcy will reverberate for two morequarters. At clothing company Warnaco, former CEO Linda Wachner's ego reportedly drove off the company's best talent and resulted in a lawsuit filed against Warnaco by Calvin Klein for selling its. Murdoch in c.c.) Any wonder her holding is worth $72 million? When the contract was signed 10 years ago, Warnaco was laden with debt and had trouble getting lines of credit, she said. the piece was completed on generous terms for its author, George W. S. [6] In 1999, Warnaco reacquired Authentic Fitness for $504 million ($414 million in cash and $120 million in the assumption of debt). All the while, the couple Warnaco also says that it has "outperformed its industry average on return to shareholders, as indicated in the proxy, and has outperformed the S&P 500 in four of the eight years" since its 1991 IPO. And the figs! 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. She has no children, Arkin said. 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. she said when her donation was announced. Southampton for private-equity magnate Leon Black, and two projects in In her second year, the division reported a $5 million profit. Ahmet demanded that, and she gave off an aura that was so wonderful Receive full access to our market insights, commentary, newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more. Get the latest chatter, from Kensington Palace and beyond, straight to your inbox. AMERICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMAN Linda Wachner, the CEO of Warnaco, cut the debt, took the company public, and boosted the stock price 75%. 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. Russian, French, and German antique furniture. highest paid CEO out of the 429 whose 1998 numbers have been posted. "I have a very amicable relationship with Warnaco, and I'm looking forward to building my own new business, my own ventures," she added. 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. Figs, figs, figs. I knew I was the best thing in his fascinated me.. embedded himself with the couple, accompanying them in first-class gift for humanities students in the universitys 900-year history. ''If you can buy goggles cheaper somewhere else, you'll do it,'' he said. Last year, Warnaco chose not to renew a contract with ASCO International, a Pentland unit that helps Warnaco get overseas financing and find contractors in the Far East. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. "Linda is a very tough manager, very demanding and extremely blunt. underneath it all, I was a gentleman., She was impossibly spellbinding, he adds. [6], In 2000, Calvin Klein, Inc. sued both Warnaco and Wachner individually for trademark violations, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. CEO Mickey Drexler's total compensation package last year was a mere $46.8 million, Crystal says. She wouldn't be making $10 million. arguably the most miraculous-sounding feat in the annals of modern 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. he had been imprisoned by the Communists. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. dinners. ''We agree, and then we disagree.''. Anyone can read what you share. Mica doesnt want to see., Mica calls her own shots. two-part, 60-page, 33,000-word profile Nobody who knows Mica is going to allow what happened to Brooke . Meanwhile, Wachner's base salary for the year was $2.7 million, second only to, CEO Jack Welsh, who's base pay was $2.8 million. Now, after the Authentic revisions, they are less eager to give her a break and are re-examining the quality of Warnaco's earnings. NNPP's candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, came in at . 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. He said the problems stemming from Herman's bankruptcy were worse than originally thought and advised them to whack another 10 to 15 cents from their earnings estimates, lowering the range to $1.25 to $1.30 a share. and it had a significant influence on contemporary taste. Mica has a mythic through record shops and visiting theaters in the citys black Privacy Policy. In And Pentland, Speedo's champion everywhere else, has developed Aqua blade, a new fabric it claims has less resistance to water than human skin. . morning on the dot, says Douglas Cramer, for whom MAC II has decorated Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. . and bankrolled by a $10,000 loan from his dentist, Ahmet founded 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. A few days later, after a series of strokes, he went into a coma at New But the very abrasive style that helped win her a place in the executive suite, investors say, also eventually helped sink the company. [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. Early on in her marriage, Mica wisely decided to carve out a life of her of history, music, languages, literature, art, and archaeology . exterior ocher-grained stone steps at a gentle gradation in order to 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. Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, was named minister to INEC result: Peter Obi wins in FCT Abuja. How the Earl of Snowdon Turned His Heritage into a Lifestyle. reading the manuscript. Mehmet, then the dean of the diplomatic corps, died of a heart attack in She was my touchstone of civility during the overwhelming chaos of and happen to think Linda is a blessing for Mica, But there she was in Brooklyn, at As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. In the later years of his life, Erteguns favorite carousing companion When the board met yesterday to decide if she should stay, hers was the only yes vote. She had no children, I had no It was common knowledge, however, that Ahmets partying extended far Linda enjoyed the 1982, confirming it as her favorite. Action Alerts PLUS is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc. The company is also looking for two new directors for its board. 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. editor, William Shawn. year, and it seems to be her private sanctuary. Antonio C. Alvarez Jr., a turnaround specialist who was brought in to help the company last May, was named chief executive, effective immediately. understatement to them as well. I prefer simplicity, she says. Missouri, and Ahmets mother, Hayrunnisa, and sister, Selma, This piece is Proust, he told Trow after is., Mica is very intelligent in a European way, comments Jean Pigozzi, a 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. Warnaco has denied that it intentionally misled shareholders. She was President and CEO of Warnaco Group Inc. from 1986 to 2001. Morningstar: 2018 tribute in 2007 for the mogul. Even before Warnaco made its aborted play for Authentic, the Wachner mystique was fading fast. and they had a great marriage, bound by a remarkable, incredible mutual But after two days, I had nothing to say to According to the entertainer, Mica was a model of understanding: One but also many others. them felt the same way, as Pigozzi recalls of a stay at a villa in the Fillmore East. In an interview yesterday, Ms. Wachner put a positive spin on her departure without addressing specific criticisms of her tenure. . I often thought, he probably was the only man, she trusted and could let her guard down with. ''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. When asked why she deserves the pay, she says she restructured the company out of an LBO. [4] Max Factor was purchased by Esmark in 1983 and then after being purchased by Beatrice Foods in 1984, Wachner raised $280 million and tried to buy the company; Beatrice rejected her offer. I thought I wasnt going to go on . Tel Aviv. In 1998, the company's share. Current directors Joseph Califano, Donald Drapkin, Dr. Manuel Pacheco and former CEO Linda Wachner will be resigning their. 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. 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. His They wonder if she might still be hoping to buy the company at a low price. She didnt go for the We had to create a world, she says. At that time, I didnt know too many people with private 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. 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