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Subject: [Leica] Question about DL
From: patrick at photo.net (Patrick (Washington, DC))
Date: Fri Apr 15 12:35:12 2005

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
> >>
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