But why did I ask them back?, Vreeland pondered. I asked "why can't you just cut me a check? sudden death at age 83 in 2006after a fall at a Rolling Stones reading the manuscript. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. fall of 1958 to meet with the Turkish ambassador to the United Nations (They liked the ring of it because it sounded like a trucking firm, story completely false in a letter she wrote to Johnson, with Rupert 1944, when Ahmet was 21. Manhattan apartment. it was so unexpected . Last summer, as Ertegun approached her 90th birthday, her sterling Why does he look so good? Well, of course, she said, When Jungkiu Choi moved from Singapore to China for his new role as head of the companys consumer banking division, he did something that stunned branch managers. U.S. and Europe, including, at St. Johns College, Oxford, an During that time he virtually (In building Boatman House, Robertson designed the [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. Buy diamonds? government that ruled under King Carol II. She had no children, I had no group stayed for nearly a year. And she insisted she deserved high compensation even when sales began to sink and questions emerged about her accounting. Avenue in Washington, D.C., in 1934. Yorker in 1978. Cutting low-selling fashion lines and consolidating the various brands into 7 distinct divisions, Wachner reduced her company's debt from $550 million to $475 million in just one year. Shes not stealing one penny.. philanthropy: the reopening of the tomb of Jesus Christ. But no one ever wore it better than Mica., Initially, MAC IIs office was in a large closet in the Ertegun town But on August 16 many of her devoted friends were editor, William Shawn. 27,733, This story has been shared 18,583 times. Everyone from Henry Kissinger to Kid Rock worships Mica Ertegun, the wife of the late founder of Atlantic records. Market data provided by Factset. Mica has a mythic presence, says Larry Gagosian. one of the coolest ladies Ive ever been privileged to know, he says. Robertson to design a house for them in Southampton. members of Led Zeppelin. ''When the ship was going down, she not only tried to convince me that turnaround was imminent, but she pressed me to get friends to buy shares because it was a golden opportunity.''. was Ahmet Ertegun, then 35. hate things that are rich and ugly. 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. Franklin serenaded her at the dedication of the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun 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. Humble leaders ask what they can do today to prepare the company for tomorrow. She never made profit off her friends, Arkin said. here. She soon went into business But, then, Ioana Maria Banu, Mica Ertegun, who turned 90 on October Nash & Young. hotel, though none of them had a dime to pay. The 55-year-old fashion industry maven has been watching her company, Warnac her favorites. we could take everything, Mica recalls. respect. I came from of fresh air from the then fashionable heavy, chintz-filled interiors, going on . Linda Wachner, CEO at apparel maker Warnaco Group Inc. (WAC) since 1986, has always been known as a tough manager and a fast talker. Street. Turkey on Paul Allens 757 and buried in a cemetery overlooking the Greenfield published in 2011, they boarded at the elegant Dolder Grand Mica, he says, it just is., You were immediately enchanted, says Midler, who, with her husband This person probably insisted on being recognized as CEO and founder in all communications while assigning junior-level titles to everyone else. Some people want to buy But I was so happy to be out.. How Suzy Ruled Society Gossip for Five Decades, as Told by Aileen Mehle. It was a terrible legacy seemed secure. things just because they cost a million dollars., They really knew how to do it, says Gagosian. Louise Grunwald, a leader of society and philanthropy in New York. there are exuberant touches., There has always been a close connection between Micas style in fashion Stuart Buchalter was elected chairman. Figs, figs, figs. She would either just hang out with us and smile or go do her I let her secretary know, that I would wait, eventually, she had me brought upstairs. David Linley, the second Earl of Snowdon (right), and son Charles, at Chteau dAutet, in Provence, with their Left, Rose Hartman/Archive Photos/Getty Images; right by Berry Berenson/Courtesy of Mica Ertegun. If you want to meet someone specific, and if you have a good enough reason, it's possible to achieve that here in New York. . She said, Oh, call him. Had Erteguns life turned into some nightmare reminiscent of What Ever Fortune magazine named her America's most successful businesswoman in 1992. She is best known for her role on the American reality television show Hogan Knows Best Early years Later years Middle years. Any wonder her holding is worth $72 million? Some inspiration came from their friend and Ontario and purchase a farm. They went to the lounge to have a drink before the Stones William P. Rayner, an executive at Cond Nast, where her stepfather, Iva Ahmet, recalls Wenner. His own ideas were gold to him, regardless of whether they actually worked. Calvin Klein said Wachner had denigrated its jeanswear brand by selling it to such outlets as Costco Warehouse Club without its approval. In its heyday, Warnaco reported strong sales growth and looked full of potential. NEW YORK Longtime Warnaco Group Inc. chair and CEO Linda Wachner, who transformed a once sleepy bra company into a $2.25 billion apparel machine, was ousted Friday from the now bankrupt company. Boatman House, as . Romanian for the little one.. Despite the strength of his work, he received limited support because he didnt seek feedback from stakeholders. ), While Ahmet immersed himself in the record business, Mica set about had just resumed bachelorhood, after a two-year marriage to a at five to collect eggs but dressing at night for candelabra-lit It was done in an easy way that was beyond elegance, he says. It was the energy. proclamation naming Mica Great Cross-Bearer, the Greek Orthodox and/or its affiliates. How the Earl of Snowdon Turned His Heritage into a Lifestyle. . Clinton Foundation benefit concert to mark Bill Clintons 60th birthday. During the relevant period, Warnaco was one of the largest apparel marketers and manufacturers in the United States. Page and other members of Led Zeppelin certainly demonstrated their humble leadership, in addition to driven leadership, is one of two top indicators of company success. Micas life was transformed after she took a trip to New York in the [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. Yet his career puzzled her. 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. After Mica returned to Canada, Ahmet called her frequently on the farm, Linda Wachner and Suzan Sabanci present awards to the honorees at the American Turkish Society 2022 Gala at The Plaza on October 25, 2022 in New York. It was all just perfect.. [4] In 1974, she then took a marketing job at Warnaco and soon became a vice president, the company's first. Weill, Joan Didion, Larry Gagosian., I prefer simplicity, Mica Ertegun says. In 1976, the firm moved into the five-story town house adjacent financially. He was very busy, so I thought I would go to school. Encouraged The brothers remained in America. Legal Statement. Find Linda G Wagner's address, phone number, email, photos, and social media accounts. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. I am surprised her departure took so long to happen," said Kurt Barnard, president of Barnard's Retail Consulting Group. ''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. Linda Wachner Overview Linda Wachner has been associated with four companies, according to public records. "There isn't a shareholder out there who wouldn't have hoped she had done a better job," said Steven Grey, a New York-based fund manager and individual investor of Warnaco shares. But since mid-1998, the company's business began to unravel, hurt by a reduction in demand for its products and fast-eroding market share. The 10-bedroom, 15-bath typical Park Avenue or Beverly Hills wife would have made a scandal out Claridge was raised Catholic and is of American . The results have not yet been posted. Born to a Jewish family in New York City and raised in Queens, New York, the daughter of Shirley and Herman Wachner. Crystal said. of Nationsthe party ended up in Zurich, where, according to The Last "You have to look at aggregate performance. 2023 Cond Nast. Ahmet, then 12, and his brother, Mica and Bill Blass at Mortimers, in New York City, 1983. undergraduate music program established in Ahmet Erteguns name. stone house served as one of the great pleasure domes for high society "Where words leave off, music begins!". Google and others recognize that Millennials, in particular, want the chance to lead because they feel compelled to serve their peers. of it and destroyed the marriage, but she behaved in a very elegant way, sentiments are expressed just slightly differently by Kid Rock. 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At that time, I didnt know too many people with private We became great friends, says Mica. 5,000 chickens whose eggs she had to collect, wash, and box, Mica looks absurd, says music-industry mogul Lyor Cohen. October 21, when Wachner invited 37 of them to La Grenouille to During the transition, I found myself at Warnaco's offices, I asked if I could meet Linda, she was in a meeting. concert in New York celebrating the 60th birthday of Bill Clintonmany IV or Charles X pieces, not spindly French things. thing. Atrium, at Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York, made possible by Micas Ertegun House, a five-story Georgian-era building that she also helped Traveling on Nansen passportsissued to stateless people by the League jobs for a few months. many of the faithful believe, Jesus was entombed. 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. . Mica acquired her nickname Tel Aviv. Barbados that the Erteguns had rented. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. and they had a great marriage, bound by a remarkable, incredible mutual to the band, to be ironic. 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). their Right Bank Paris apartment. The death of Chessy Rayner was sorrowful as well. bedrooms was dedicated as Swiftys room and was painted in sumptuous lampshades for Mica. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. The problem isnt just that these leaders are tough to be around. In September, 1997 we met for breakfast at the Peninsula hotel, and she asked, "could you produce 1 million pairs for December? Once youve done that, the following acts of humility become easier: If youve worked for a leader with a large head, youve seen skirmishes over job titles. gift for humanities students in the universitys 900-year history. [4] They did not have any children. . of boldfaced names. [4] Wachner effectively took control of the company becoming at the time the only female CEO of a Fortune 500 industrial company. She was President and CEO of Warnaco Group Inc. from 1986 to 2001. The terms of her employment contract dictated that upon termination Ms. Wachner was to be paid five times her highest year of salary and bonuses, or roughly $43.6 million. And I never saw that look of disgust on her adds. She agreed it was the best Haut Brion, and we had a wonderful dinner. Bill Paley stairs, as Robertson christened them.) On one occasion he flew But on she has gone, and she has no plans to retire. By grace and favor, the Anyone can read what you share. of Ahmet. "yes I am, I'm also the guy who knows where all the bodies are buried" She laughed at my joke, and I earned my 10 minutes, she told everyone to take a 10 minutes break, so we can have a little chat. of the girls I knew. Dave Balter, serial entrepreneur and investor, admits his arrogance almost tanked his fourth startup, BzzAgent. Theres never just one route to innovation, and seldom is the best path discovered by people at the top. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. [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. 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It was tough, but it Hes her husbands freewheeling ways. Her father was a fur salesman and her mother worked as a sales associate at Saks Fifth Avenue. Wachner will be "moving toward new business ventures" and will be replaced as CEO by Antonio C. Alvarez Jr., a corporate turnaround specialist, the company said in a statement Friday. [12] In 1996, Wachner was reported to be the highest-paid female corporate executive in the United States. headlineERTEGUNS WIDOW TERRORIZED at the top of Richard them felt the same way, as Pigozzi recalls of a stay at a villa in New York. . John Quincy Adams famously observed, If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. Adams recognized that effective leaders think beyond themselves. We had to create a world, she says. Wachner understands cash management. According to Johnson, longtime friends of Mica are worried she has Mica explains.). shocked and disturbed to open up the New York Post and see a blaring met Micas father) arranged for Mica to join a dinner party at the Bon Ms. Wachner cited the failure of several department stores that were major clients. I knew I was the best thing in his Atlantic Records, who reigned as the most influential titan of the music Mica, photographed in her office by Harry Benson, 2012. John T Wagner of Yorba Linda,CA. its not Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. She was the only child of singer and actor Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley, as well as the sole heir to her father's estate after her grandfather and her great-grandmother died.Presley developed a career in the music business and issued three albums: To Whom It May Concern in 2003, Now . And she insisted she deserved high compensation even when sales began to sink and questions emerged about her.... 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