John Luttrell

Dov Charney was fired as American Apparel's CEO because he wouldn't go along with a plan to sell the clothing retailer, according to a shareholder lawsuit brought by two men with ties to Charney. Citing information they said was gathered from Charney and a former board member they didn't identify, the shareholders claim then Chief Financial Officer John Luttrell approached Charney about selling the company. After he refused, Luttrell orchestrated Charney's firing for alleged misconduct, aiming to set the stage for a future sale, according to the complaint. 

American Apparel's board is increasingly open to letting its ousted founder, Dov Charney, stay at the company, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The U.S. retailer is also considering giving Charney a new role, Bloomberg reported. He currently serves as a consultant to the company. American Apparel said on Monday it hired Scott Brubaker, a managing director at turnaround firm Alvarez & Marsal, as interim chief executive, replacing John Luttrell, who had been serving as both interim CEO and CFO since Charney's exit.

American Apparel, the struggling clothing chain, named Scott Brubaker as its interim chief executive officer, replacing Chief Financial Officer John Luttrell, who had assumed the position temporarily after the ouster of company founder Dov Charney. Brubaker, 43, is a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal and has previously handled interim jobs for specialty retailers

American Apparel's board fired CEO Dov Charney over allegations of misconduct. Fans of the retail chain rejoiced, tired of Charney's inappropriate behavior. Consumers were told it was a fresh start for the company, that John Luttrell, American Apparel's interim CEO, was the "anti-Dov Charney" of CEOs. After having ads banned five times in the last two-and-a-half years by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the company would start new and, hopefully, stay away from from its marketing strategy of inappropriately sexualizing young women. Think back, all the way to … June.