Bed Bath and Beyond

2022 - 9 - 4

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Bed Bath and Beyond CFO falls to death from New York's Jenga tower (Globalnews.ca)

Gustavo Arnal, 52, joined Bed Bath & Beyond in 2020 and previously worked as CFO for cosmetics brand Avon in London and had a 20-year stint with Procter ...

District Court for the District of Columbia alleged that Arnal “agreed to regulate all insider sales by BBBY’s officers and directors to ensure that the market would not be inundated with a large number of BBBY shares at a given time.” Bed Bath and Beyond confirmed his death in a press statement on Sunday but gave no details. The sales amounted to about $1.4 million, and Arnal still had almost 255,400 shares remaining. ET (1630 GMT), police responded to a 911 call and found a 52-year-old man dead near the building who appeared to have suffered fatal injuries from a fall. Police identified the man as Gustavo Arnal. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc’s BBBY.O chief financial officer fell to his death from New York’s Tribeca skyscraper known as the “Jenga” tower on Friday afternoon, police said, just days after a lawsuit alleged he was involved in a “pump and dump” scheme.

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Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Gustavo Arnal fell to his death in Manhattan (CNBC)

Bed Bath & Beyond on Sunday confirmed that its Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal died over the weekend, after police had said earlier that Arnal fell to ...

Bed Bath also faces a class action lawsuit recently filed in the District of Columbia, accusing it of misrepresenting its value and profitability. In Bed Bath's statement on Sunday, the company noted that Arnal "was instrumental in guiding the organization throughout the coronavirus pandemic." In August, Bed Bath had multiple days with price moves of more than 20%. The New Jersey-based retailer also said it would be cutting 20% of its staff and added that it had secured more than $500 million in new financing, including a loan. Some analysts say that while the turnaround plan announced Wednesday will improve the company's liquidity position, it won't be sufficient to save Bed Bath's business. The cost-cutting measures come as Bed Bath's core business continues to struggle. Arnal joined Bed Bath in 2020 from London-based cosmetics company Avon, just after the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Those sales were made as part of a trading plan he had signed in April. The document also noted he still held 255,396 shares after those latest sales. Arnal left no note behind and did not say anything to his wife, who was home at the time, sources [according to a filing](https://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/node/16371/html). - Bed Bath said in a statement on Sunday that Arnal "was instrumental in guiding the organization throughout the coronavirus pandemic."

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Death Of Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Creates New Crisis For Company (Forbes)

Friday's death of Bed Bath & Beyond's CEO, which was confirmed Sunday by the retailer. creates another crisis for the company.

Boards can act now to ensure their plans are ready to meet the challenges of the future,” the post said. “Others are aware of the task’s true complexity and find it overwhelming. Some business leaders are too caught up in the challenges of the present. Some companies are late to the game—but it’s not too late. The time to plan for a crisis is before you're in a crisis,” All signs point to a hiring desert for companies that are unprepared. To backfill the role, it puts pressure on HR and senior leaders to fill the role quickly,” Rymasha said. If the coronavirus taught us anything, it is to expect the unexpected. Understanding which external stakeholders need to be informed when and how is their core competency. t hasbeen burning through cash reserves for several quarters, and a shopper exodus has shaken investor and vendor confidence,” according to the I am proud to have been his colleague, and he will be truly missed by all of us at Bed Bath & Beyond and everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him," Harriet Edelman, the independent chair of the Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. In their announcement today, Bed Bath & Beyond made no mention about plans to name his successor or if someone would fill his role on an interim basis.

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Bed Bath & Beyond executive dies after falling from high-rise (The Washington Post)

Gustavo Arnal, the CFO of Bed, Bath and Beyond, fell from a New York high-rise Friday afternoon, according to police.

The company’s stock went into a free fall for days when Cohen signaled that he would drop his shares.It closed Friday at $8.63, a 63 percent drop from its August peak of $23.08. His onboarding at Bed Bath & Beyond was crucial to navigating the organization throughout the coronavirus pandemic, transforming the company’s financial foundation and building a strong and talented team, Bed Bath & Beyond said in a statement. “Our focus is on supporting his family and his team and our thoughts are with them during this sad and difficult time. [ filed a complaint ](https://thebrios.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-24-Si-v.-Bed-Bath-Beyond-Corporation-1-22-cv-02541-Complaint-1.pdf)alleging that Bed Bath & Beyond, Arnal and Cohen participated in a scheme to inflate the price of its stock to sell shares at a higher price. I am proud to have been his colleague, and he will be truly missed by all of us at Bed Bath & Beyond and everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him,” Harriet Edelman said in a statement. “Gustavo will be remembered by all he worked with for his leadership, talent and stewardship of our Company.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Says CFO Died in Fall From NYC Building (Bloomberg)

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal fell to his death from a skyscraper in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood on Friday.

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Bed Bath & Beyond CFO plunges to death at New York skyscraper (The Globe and Mail)

Gustavo Arnal, 52, fell from the 60-story Tribeca skyscraper known as the 'Jenga' tower on Friday, police said. The company confirmed Arnal's death on ...

On Wednesday, the company said it would shutter stores and lay off workers in a bid to turn around its beleaguered business. Arnal “agreed to regulate all insider sales by BBBY’s officers and directors to ensure that the market would not be inundated with a large number of BBBY shares at a given time.” The filing in the U.S. Arnal and major shareholder Ryan Cohen were sued over accusations of artificially inflating the firm’s stock price in a “pump and dump” scheme, with the lawsuit alleging Mr. Arnal sold 55,013 shares in Bed Bath & Beyond in multiple transactions on Aug. The police statement did not provide further details on the circumstances leading to Mr.

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Bed Bath & Beyond executive dies after fall from NY apartment ... (Financial Times)

A man who fell to his death from a New York high-rise apartment block on Friday has been identified as Gustavo Arnal, chief financial officer of troubled ...

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Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Falls From Skyscraper Amid Mass ... (TMZ)

Bed Bath & Beyond's CFO plunged to his death from the 18th floor of the Jenga Tower in NYC in what appears to be a suicide ... this after a lot of bad week ...

which was compounded by the fact that Arnal and others were recently named in a lawsuit that accused him of fraudulently inflating the stock price. Gustavo Arnal was confirmed to have been the man who fell from the 18th floor of the Jenga Tower in Manhattan Friday afternoon. From the 18th floor, it would appear Arnal fell about 250 feet or so.

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Bed Bath & Beyond confirms death of its chief financial officer ... (Proactive Investors USA & Canada)

News reports over the weekend had said Arnal, who was 52 years old, fell to his death from a skyscraper known as the 'Jenga' tower New York's...

Reuters reported that at 12.30pm ET on Friday, September 2, 2022, New York City police responded to a 911 call and found a man dead near the building who had suffered injuries from a fall. In the company's statement, Harriet Edelman, independent chair of the Bed Bath & Beyond board of directors said: "I wish to extend our sincerest condolences to Gustavo's family. His death comes days after the struggling retailer announced it was closing stores and laying off workers.

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Bed Bath & Beyond finance chief falls to his death in NY (BBC News)

Police say Gustavo Arnal fell from a skyscraper as the retailer is struggling with sales and debt.

The home and bath goods company has been struggling for some time due to a slump in sales and growing debt. "The entire Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. organization is profoundly saddened by this shocking loss," said Harriet Edelman, Independent Chair of the Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

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Bed Bath & Beyond CFO falls to death days after company ... (NBC News)

A Bed Bath & Beyond executive is dead after he fell from the downtown Manhattan luxury skyscraper where he lived, the retail giant and police have ...

And the company is still searching for a permanent chief executive officer after former CEO Mark Tritton was [ousted in June](https://apnews.com/article/33fa91f0e8114f4536dd0d1271ae1d2b) after less than three years on the job, according to the AP. Arnal was a resident of 56 Leonard Street, according to police. Arnal was instrumental in guiding the organization throughout the coronavirus pandemic, transforming the Company’s financial foundation and building a strong and talented team," the statement continued. [according to the website MarketBeat](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/nasdaq-bbby-insider-buying-and-selling-2022-08-2/). "He was also an esteemed colleague in the financial community." organization is profoundly saddened by this shocking loss."

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Bed Bath & Beyond CFO died in fall from NYC building - BNN ... (BNN)

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal fell to his death from a skyscraper in Manhattan's Tribeca neighbourhood on Friday.

The complaint alleged that from March to August of this year, the parties artificially inflated Bed Bath & Beyond shares. An email sent to Bed Bath & Beyond outside normal business hours seeking comment about the lawsuit wasn’t immediately returned. Arnal was among the Bed Bath & Beyond executives who provided details on Wednesday of the company’s turnaround plan, which included cutting 20 per cent of jobs across its corporate and supply-chain operations and closing about 150 lower-producing stores. Gustavo will be remembered by all he worked with for his leadership, talent and stewardship of our company,” Harriet Edelman, independent chair of the Bed Bath & Beyond’s board of directors, said in the statement. Arnal joined the retailer in May 2020 as it navigated the coronavirus pandemic. The Union, New Jersey-based company confirmed in a statement Sunday it was Arnal who died.

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