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Sharper Image

Richard Thalheimer, the Little Rock native who founded the Sharper Image gadget retailer but who's been removed as CEO, has reached a settlement worth $6 million to walk away from the company without further legal dispute. Roby Brock has the details at Talk Business.

Posted by Max Brantley on December 30, 2006 09:10 AM | Permalink

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"Richard Thalheimer...has
reached a settlement worth
$6 million to walk away from
the company..."

Nice sum, but I noticed that the Morgan Stanley CEO just got a $40 million year-end bonus to STAY with the company.

Posted by: Spirit | December 30, 2006 12:05 PM

So does anyone know?

What was the rub between Thalheimer and the corporation? Why was he ousted?

And isn't that ionic breeze contraption really just a fan in a fancy package with a fancy price tag?

Posted by: hugh mann | December 30, 2006 06:42 PM

Why? He virtually destroyed the company's image with those tacky TV commercials. They should have started a different company with a different name. "Sharper Image" was never something you would see on infomercials. It will take a long time to undo the damage.

Posted by: The Bold and The Blue | December 30, 2006 08:20 PM

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