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Dov Charney (born January 31, 1969) is the Canadian-born founder and former CEO of American Apparel, a clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer.〔() Bloomberg June 19, 2014〕〔() Independent December 23, 2006〕 At American Apparel, Charney was involved in nearly every part of the business process from design and manufacturing to marketing.〔 "I think I was born a hustler", said Mr. Charney, the fast-talking founder of American Apparel, the rapidly expanding youth-oriented t-shirt chain. "I like the hustle.〕 At a time when the US garment industry had largely shifted to outsourcing manufacturing, Charney built American Apparel into a vertically-integrated fashion company—the largest clothing manufacturing operation in the USA—where every aspect of the business—from design and manufacturing to distribution and marketing—is done from American Apparel’s headquarters in Los Angeles. Charney was also responsible for American Apparel to be an early adopter of RFID tags on garments in 2007 in an effort to reduce theft and improve inventory control.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Technologies Solutions Group )〕〔(http://RESOURCES.IMPINJ.COM/H/I/10330092-RETAIL-CASE-STUDY-AMERICAN-APPAREL/?UTM_SOURCE=FACEBOOK&UTM_MEDIUM=SOCIAL&UTM_CONTENT=2197747)〕 In addition, Charney pioneered the Made in USA sweatshop-free model of fair wages and a refusal to outsource manufacturing.〔Endeavour Acquisitions Corp. (SEC Proxy Statement Schedule 14A, June 5, 2007 )〕 Charney has also been associated with several controversial lawsuits, including a lawsuit from film director Woody Allen and sexual harassment lawsuits involving ex-employees.〔(American Apparel Settles with Woody Allen – Businessweek )〕 In 2014 the issues resulting from some of these led to his dismissal as the company's chief executive officer. ==Early and personal life== Charney was born in Montreal, Quebec. His father, Morris Charney, is an architect, and his mother, Sylvia Safdie, an artist.〔(''Jewish Journal'', Unfashionable Crisis, 2005-07-29 )〕 Charney is a nephew of architect Moshe Safdie. He attended Choate Rosemary Hall, a private boarding school in Connecticut〔 and St. George's School of Montreal.〔(St. George Alumni )〕 Charney grew up with, and was influenced heavily by, the culture of Montreal and his Jewish heritage.〔 He briefly attended Tufts University. As a teenager, he "fell in love" with the United States, and drew a sharp contrast between American and Canadian cultures.〔 "...when he was 15, and "had fallen in love with the U.S. in the way only a Canadian kid can – because Americans had the freedom to choose from hundreds more kinds of sugar breakfast cereals than us." As a teenager, Charney was an admirer of American-made products.〔@3:30 "Charney has long been an admirer....'there is something about American products...'"〕 As a teen, he became disillusioned with Quebec nationalism which he felt was widespread during the 1980s.〔(Choate Bulletin: Young Entrepreneurs ) "increasingly suspect of Quebec nationalism and the sovereignty movement pervading the school system."〕 Charney's teenage infatuation with the US inspired the aesthetics and name of the apparel company he later founded.〔〔 His first ventures in fashion began in high school, when he started importing Hanes and Fruit of the Loom t-shirts across the border to Canadian friends. At Choate, he claims to have shipped as many as 10,000 shirts at a time, using a rented U-Haul truck to transport the goods. In 1987, he enrolled at Tufts University. While at Tufts, he continued to operate his business, but dropped out by 1990 to pursue the apparel business full-time. He borrowed $10,000 from his father and moved to South Carolina to transition from importing T-shirts to manufacturing them.〔 "...he was too busy shifting product to actually complete his degree in American Studies.〕 In 1996, Charney's company restructured when it was unable to cover its debt and filed for bankruptcy reorganization under Chapter 11.〔 The business went bankrupt and he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.〕 On July 4, 1997, he went to Los Angeles.〔(DovCharney.com ) My Name is Dov Charney〕 By 2003, Charney had opened his first retail store and employed over 1,300 people.〔 "With sales of $80 million this year (which are expected to double next year), it can afford to pay its 1,300-strong workforce...〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dov Charney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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