Was Dov Charney Victim Of “Politically Correct Investors”?

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Mark Melin
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Dov Charney, the embattled former CEO of American Apparel, didn’t just represent a brand on the sexual edge, he lived the brand. In the end, assuming that Charney’s efforts to strike back and regain his lost luster are unsuccessful, it could be the very brand Charney embraced that led to his ultimate downfall at the hands of “politically correct investors.” Documents taken from Dov Charney’s computer and cell phone details a story with many twisting plot lines, all of which is coming in the wake of the ousted executive’s fourth lawsuit involving the company he founded. Is Dov Charney’s lifestyle…

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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.