Mr. Dov Charney

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  Published on: 3/25/2009    Last Visited: 4/8/2009  

  Now CEO Dov Charney is making his first trades in his company's stock since it went public and guess what? He's buying: 855,000 shares for $2.67 million, including 460,000 shares purchased on margin.
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  The company's last CFO bowed out not long after CEO Dov Charney publicly blasted him as a "complete loser."
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  There's plenty of scandal surrounding American Apparel (AMEX: APP) since it went public but, up until now, it's consisted almost exclusively of hallegations of bizarre sexual conduct by the company's founder and CEO Dov Charney.
  
  But a new lawsuit tosses the American Apparel quandary into a whole new category. Roberto Hernandez, a former accountant at the company, is suing (subscription required) for wrongful termination alleging that, in 2006, Charney "demanded that Mr. Hernandez pad the inventory" in attempt to make the company appear more attractive to investors.
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  Even as American Apparel (AMEX: APP) posts incredible sales numbers in an incredibly tough environment, the company can't seem to shake the scandals created by its eccentric CEO Dov Charney who was settled a sexual-harassment claim involving one of his female employees earlier this year.
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  With the appearance of efforts to mislead investors about the nature of the case, this fiasco moves beyond the realm of the hanky panky that has been part of Mr. Charney's behavior and his company since it went public.
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  On Friday morning before the opening bell, American Apparel (AMEX: APP) announced that CFO Ken Cieply -- the main founder and CEO Dov Charney called a "complete loser" -- had resigned.
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  Then there's the question of whether Charney and company are really in a position to be buying back stock.
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  On April 12th, I wrote about a Wall Street Journal piece that raised some interesting questions about American Apparel (AMEX: APP): CEO Dov Charney had taken the ambitious step of referring to the company's CFO as a "complete loser", and the company was also dealing with accounting issues, a substantial debt load, and more.
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  He went on to make the case that the company is in strong financial health and that, furthermore, Mr. Charney doesn't walk around the offices in his underwear, except for that one time, but that was part of a promotional video.
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  After taking an initial look at American Apparel (AMEX: APP), I cautioned investors that CEO Dov Charney's interesting management style -- which apparently includes public masturbation, sexual relations with employees, and posing nude for magazines -- might present a problem as the company makes the transition from private to public.
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  American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has never shied away from controversy. In a recent post on BloggingStocks, I discussed some of the more bizarre antics of his career and it isn't just erotic advertising. This is a guy who actually masturbated in front of a reporter during an interview with Jane magazine.
  
  It isn't that I doubt the sincerity of Mr. Charney's beliefs about immigration. As he said, "These people don't have freedom of mobility, they're living in the shadows.
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  As intriguing as the company's growth is, I do question whether Mr. Charney is well-suited to run a public company. He's a brilliant maverick and an ingenious entrepreneur, but dancing to his own drum may alienate Main Street ... and Wall Street.

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  Published on: 9/11/2009    Last Visited: 9/12/2009  

  Dov Charney
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  Dov Charney has served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of American Apparel since the consummation of the Acquisition on December 12, 2007. Prior to the Acquisition, Mr. Charney served as founder, director, chief executive officer and president of Old American Apparel and its predecessor companies since their formation in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1989. Mr. Charney is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and attended Tufts University.
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  Other than the bonus payment that will be paid to Mr. Charney as described below and bonus payments that were paid to Ms. Crucillo as part of her annual salary as reported in column (c) of this Summary Compensation Table pursuant to her employment agreement, as discussed below in “Description of Employment Agreements,” there were no annual or other bonuses awarded to Named Officers for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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  As described in more detail under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above, the Compensation Committee approved a bonus for Mr. Charney for his service for the year ended December 31, 2008, in an amount equal to $250,000.
  
  (3) Mr. Charney did not receive any salary or bonus from American Apparel prior to the Acquisition. As a stockholder of Old American Apparel, and as a result of the S Corporation status of the company, Mr. Charney was allocated income based on the net profits of Old American Apparel and, from time to time, received distributions of the profits, which are included in the “Salary” amounts here. During 2007 and 2006, Mr. Charney received distributions from Old American Apparel on his allocable income amounting to $2,963,021 and $348,000, respectively. For Mr. Charney, amounts presented also include salary of $39,041 for the period from December 12, 2007, the date of the consummation of the Acquisition, through December 31, 2007 pursuant to his employment agreement with the Company, described in more detail under “Description of Employment Agreements” below, and management fees earned under an arrangement with Old American Apparel’s Canadian subsidiaries amounting to $5,302,326 for 2007 and $2,046,379 for 2006.
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  All other compensation also includes personal benefits provided by Old American Apparel and the Company, including payment of the executive officer’s share of the company’s health insurance premium and $15,000 in life insurance premiums paid on policies held jointly by the Company and Mr. Charney.

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  "American Apparel's Dov Charney is Mr. Made in LA," Harder continues, "while Remy Leather has been producing domestically and successfully for years.

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  Published on: 5/19/2009    Last Visited: 5/20/2009  

  American Apparel president Dov Charney told reporters it wasn't his decision to settle. The Los Angeles-based company's insurance company "controlled the defense" in the case, he said.
  
  "I'm not sorry for expressing myself," he said.

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  Published on: 10/7/2009    Last Visited: 10/31/2009  

  You can accuse American Apparel founder Dov Charney of a lot of things (and, in fact, many people have), but you can't accuse him of failing to keep things interesting. The iconic clothier, who is known for his risque advertisements, pro-immigrant stance, and his, ahem, unconventional beliefs about sex in the workplace, has managed to create a retail powerhouse by selling t-shirts to hipsters.

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  Last Visited: 12/24/2007  

  To put this in perspective, this is like TS Dominique, Betty 38EE, Bruce Toll, Beanie Sigel, blueberry heir Anthony Dimeo, Rick Mariano, Rick Santorum, President Bush and American Apparel owner Dov Charney forming a coalition to buy PW.

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  21: American Apparel Founder and CEO Dov Charney Guest on Charlie Rose

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  Now, Jewlicious and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney are celebrating Krucoff's newly uncovered sense of Jewish peoplehood by throwing him a bar mitzvah at the Kotel. (What, Masada wasn't free?)
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  Jewlicious isn't in the top ten results for Dov Charney (unless you add the word "Jewish").
  
  Enjoy the fun.

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  Published on: 10/13/2009    Last Visited: 10/16/2009  

  Bernard Dolan - known as B. Dolan to rap fans - made quite an impression on American Apparel CEO Dov Charney.
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  The invitation yielded a year-long investigation and a 75-page report by Dolan - which was used as evidence in a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment by Charney.
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  American Apparel's Dov Charney Spoofed

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  www.cis.org/Griffith/MorningNews7209 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/2/2009    Last Visited: 8/8/2009  

  In an interview, American Apparel founder and Chief Executive Dov Charney declined to discuss the specifics of the inspection but said, "We've always been committed to following the law.

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