The chief monetary officer of Mattress Tub & Past died in what the corporate describes as a “stunning loss.”
The New York Police Division mentioned Gustavo Arnal died after falling from a Manhattan skyscraper. Officers have been notified of an unconscious particular person close to a constructing round 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Responding emergency companies pronounced the person deceased on the scene.
The person was later recognized as 52-year-old Gustavo Arnal of New York Metropolis.
No reason for demise was introduced, however officers mentioned the the New York Metropolis Medical Examiner’s Workplace is investigating the demise and the case stays ongoing.
Police wouldn’t touch upon if the demise was being investigated as suspicious and referred inquiries to the Medical Examiner’s Workplace. USA TODAY has requested the workplace for additional particulars.
Arnal had joined Mattress Tub & Past in Might 2020 after time with beauty firm Avon and 20 years at Proctor & Gamble.
Mattress Tub & Past mentioned in a press release Sunday the corporate is “profoundly saddened by this stunning loss,” including Arnal helped information the corporate by means of the pandemic and reworking its monetary basis.
“I want to prolong our sincerest condolences to Gustavo’s household. Gustavo will likely be remembered by all he labored with for his management, expertise and stewardship of our firm. I’m proud to have been his colleague, and he will likely be really missed by all of us at Mattress Tub & Past and everybody who had the pleasure of realizing him,” mentioned Harriet Edelman, unbiased chair of the Mattress Tub & Past Inc. board of administrators.
“Our focus is on supporting his household and his crew and our ideas are with them throughout this unhappy and troublesome time,” Edelman added.
Arnal was lately named in a lawsuit accusing him of insider buying and selling and fraud, in line with courtroom paperwork. GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen was additionally named within the swimsuit.
The lawsuit got here after Mattress Tub and Past’s inventory went up greater than 350% from July 25 to August 17.
The corporate introduced on Aug. 31 it was decreasing its workforce by 20% and shutting round 150 shops nationwide.
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