After sex scandal charges with an employee and claims he misappropriated company funds to pay for travel for his relatives, Dov Charney, the embattled founder and former CEO of the sexually edgy retailer, American Apparel Inc (NYSEMKT:APP), has been officially replaced. American Apparel new CEO American Apparel named retail-industry veteran Paula Schneider as CEO and in doing so formally terminated Charney, replacing him at the company he created. Schneider moved quickly to put a bright smile on the situation, accentuating the positive. “My goal is to make American Apparel a better company, while staying true to its core values of quality…
American Apparel Inc (APP) CEO Ousted, Will 'Sexually Edgy' Image Remain?
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.