Friends and co-workers are reportedly saying they were concerned about the level of stress Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Gustavo Arnal was under before he jumped to his death in Manhattan.
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK .had become concerned about the level of stress that Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal was under in the weeks before he took his own life.
Those demands involved the intensifying financial crisis at the home-goods chain, people familiar told The Wall Street Journal. Interim Chief Executive Sue Gove, among others, thought Arnal was overwhelmed but didn’t want to replace the finance chief while the company was in the midst of raising money, the people said.Arnal was putting in 18-hour days while he worked on the company’s restructuring plans. Arnal had reportedly discussed with the company the possibility of taking a break.Company officials had planned to pick up the discussions after the Labor Day holiday, sources told The Journal.
Arnal and other executives announced on Aug. 31 that they had secured fresh financing and briefed investors on a major restructuring. across corporate and supply chains and closing 150 "lower-producing" stores as part of a new strategy to turn its struggling business around.
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