Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's no longer a rumour - he has gone. See http://leicarumours.com/ Peter On 03/03/2015 06:32, Frank Filippone wrote: > The German website manager-magazin.de published an article about the > potential replacement of the current Leica Camera CEO Alfred Schopf. I was > told that this is not the first and it is not going to be last change in > top > management. There are rumors that Blackstone is not happy with the current > performance of the German camera manufacturer. Some reports even suggest > that Blackstone Capital is looking to quickly "dump" their Leica investment > and Panasonic is most likely the candidate for replacement. There have been > unconfirmed reports that Leica recently posted internal losses in all but 2 > global markets which could explain the recent US discounts. There seems to > be also some issues with licensing fees for the use of the Leica brand > name. > > > >>From LeicaRumors.com: http://leicarumors.com > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig