EXECUTIVE SHIFT
American Apparel Names Interim CEO and CFO
American Apparel Inc. has a new interim chief executive officer and a new chief financial officer following the resignation of John Luttrell, who took over the two positions in June after the company’s board asked founder Dov Charney to step down.
Scott Brubaker, who is a managing director at business management advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal, has been named interim CEO, and Hassan Natha has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Natha served as chief financial officer at Fisher Communications Inc. and Jones Soda Co. and spent 10 years in finance and operations at Nike’s Bauer Nike Hockey Inc.
Like Luttrell before him, Brubaker “affirmed his support for American Apparel’s sweatshop-free, ‘Made in USA’ manufacturing philosophy and commitment to maintain the company’s manufacturing headquarters in Los Angeles,” according to an American Apparel statement.
The company also promoted longtime employees Patricia Honda and Nicolle Gabbay to president of wholesale and president of retail, respectively.
