Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perhaps someone can provide me with the obvious answer to this - my post obviously shows up to some, but they don't land in my inbox per se - is that they way it should be? does other members get a copy of their own post in their inbox? p. --- Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > Coenen's brief tenure is odd and disturbing. > > AFAIK (which is not much), he wasn't proposing anything radical. I read > some interview (LFI or something?) with him, and was surprised with his > rather limited characterization of Leica's prospects. I think he was > associated > with the ala carte program - hardly a bold move, much maligned and none > too successful so far, I believe. > > Still, an extremely short tenure. CEO thrashing might portend a desire on > Coenen's part to depart (sinking ship syndrome), or more likely a desire > for > "bolder moves" on the part of directors and creditors. Such bolder moves > might be on the business/product front (product line rationalization, more > partnering), but again more likely on the corporate/finance front (sale > of business, other M&A, down sizing, etc.) In any case, they'd be looking > for someone with expertise Coenen's lacks. > > Love to hear more from someone in the know. > > Scott > > > Patrick (Washington, DC) wrote: > > >worst case scenario: we wanted to make radical changes to keep the boat > >afloat but the > >ultra-conservative board of directors wouldn't allow him. best case: the > >other way around but > then > >I don't think the stock would have moved in said direction. > > > >why not just once for all leverage the brand and know-how around optics, > >start manufacturing > >stellar Leica glass in Canon and Nikon mount, cancel the R body if need > >be, strike some > lucrative > >partnerships and keep making the M series for nostaligic purposes. > > > >See, that wasn't so hard to figure out, perhaps I should call Solm and > >apply for the job :-) > > > >Happy snaps! > > > >Patrick > >Washington, DC > > > > > > > >--- Clive Moss <clive.moss@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >>Not quite. Down goes the stock: > >>http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/ap/2005/04/15/ap1950563.html > >> > >> > >>On 4/15/05, Peter Klein <pklein@2alpha.net> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>... > >>> > >>>But of course, the stock market lemmings see "positive movement," so up > >>>goes the stock. > >>> > >>>... > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>Clive > >>Pics: http://clive.smugmug.com > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >