George Zimmer, Men's Wearhouse Founder, Said He Was 'Inappropriately' Silenced (founder was fired)

ABC News ^ | June 19, 2013 | Susanna Kim

[EveningStar]

After retailer Men's Wearhouse [NYSE: MW] announced that it "terminated" founder and executive chairman George Zimmer, best known to consumers for his hundreds of TV commercials pitching suits, he fired back saying the company's board "has inappropriately chosen to silence my concerns."

[EveningStar]

Wikipedia

[schm0e]

justice for trayvon!

[Puppage]

You’re going to be inappropriately silenced.....I guarantee it.

[iowamark]

George doesn’t like the way things look.

[Puppage]

LOL!!!

[TheThirdRuffian]

He’s a loser that supported Occupy garbage, isn’t he?

[Lancey Howard]

George is going to look good in retirement. I guarantee it.

[goodnesswins]

Sucks to be a socialist moron, eh, George?

[TheThirdRuffian]

Yes, I am correct:

http://www.ihatethemedia.com/mens-wearhouse-corporate-lackeys-of-the-occupy-movement

[consultant]

met George a few years back when i did some consulting for mw. Nice guy (wrapped a bit tight though)

[Lx]

Lay down with fleas and wake up unemployed. How stupid is someone so rich with a high profile company to announce he’s with the 99%?
A little rich liberal guilt perhaps?

[Regulator]

That’s funny.

Zimmer is just a ‘60s college liberal who spouts BayArrhea nonsense but everyone just smirks and laughs it off.

The stores are pretty good and so are his prices. Have bought at least 3 suits there, no complaints.

Figured he always did it for publicity. If the Board is fed up with his antics, they’ll end up regretting it. “No such thing as Bad Publicity”, you know.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Zimmer's most recent pay figure is $1,985,916, according to executive compensation data firm Equilar. According to the firm's most recent proxy, he has 1,771,625 shares, 3 percent of the company, that are worth about $66.4 million based on Tuesday's closing stock price of $37.47.

I hope you've learned your lesson about the consequences of giving up control, Georgie

[Jim Scott]

When the founder of a company gives up control of the company (usually to lure investors and grow the company) he or she is at the mercy of the organizations Board of Directors. Because company founders often feel that they should still have de facto control of 'their' company, friction arises and sometimes, the founder is dumped. It even happened to Steve Jobs (back in 1985). Nothing new here. At 64, Mr. Zimmer will probably enjoy his retirement....but I won't guarantee it.

[Buckeye McFrog]

If the Board is fed up with his antics, they’ll end up regretting it.

I hear Ron Johnson is available...

[corlorde]

Hopefully, it is the end of those commercials.

[ohiobuckeye1997]

Hey George, Your gonna look Great in the unemployment line, I guarantee it!!!

[Terry L Smith]

The few times that I have watched television broadcasts lately, I have caught some of the “newer” commercials for this company.

It’s all queer models! Not where I would spend my money!!

[a fool in paradise]

Will he now go to Jos. A. Bank’s for his suits?

[CottShop]

you mean silenced like the following teacher who was fired for beign a Gideon bible distributer o ntheir own time? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3033188/posts

Tell ya what george- you get yer lawyers to handle both cases ,and we’ll see abotu gettign you your job back