Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner has stepped down from his role as CEO of a Brooklyn-based glass company.
In a lengthy LinkedIn post, the convicted sex offender said his company IceStone is transitioning into a cooperative owned by its workers, and therefore he's no longer needed as CEO.
'The IceStone workers cooperative will not happen all at once and right away, but one thing it does not need is a Chief Executive Officer,' he wrote Friday.
'I have stepped aside to turn my seat over to the men and women who will now be making the decisions,' he added. 'But I will be keeping my IceStone hard hat. That may come in handy.'
Weiner has held this position since May 2020, but his involvement was only made public in the fall.
Disgraced former Congressman and convicted sex offender Anthony Weiner has stepped down as CEO of a Brooklyn-based glass countertop manufacturer this week
Weiner said in a lengthy LinkedIn post that he is stepping down as the company is becoming a cooperative run by its workers. 'The IceStone workers cooperative will not happen all at once and right away, but one thing it does not need is a Chief Executive Officer,' he wrote
According to its website, IceStone champions itself as an employer committed to giving 'second chances' beyond its factory and products.
The company says it hires the homeless, refugees and even helps to train the formerly incarcerated, while ensuring 'everyone gets paid a living wage and has access to subsidized health insurance and a voice in the company.'
In his post, Weiner said, 'From its founding, IceStone has been more than a company that makes beautiful and sustainable solid surfaces for countertops, vanities and outdoor kitchens. It has been a laboratory for showing how a smart and socially conscious American small business can do big things by treating its workers as partners and as members of its family.
IceStone owner Del LaManga (pictured) has been friends with Weiner for years and will now head the company
'Being a worker's cooperative is exactly how it sounds – a company that is managed from the factory floor up and not the top down. It gives each employee a voice in policy and practices; a stake in the progress; and a share of the gains.'
The company will now be run by IceStone owner Del LaMagna and Lisa Bowen.
LaMagna told DailyMail.com, 'I was the CEO and a year or so ago I needed to stop and retire. Anthony stepped in and he actually did the job that I wasn't doing. He turned around our website and made a lot of good contribution. He showed up every day, which was last year during the pandemic, and it was very needed.'
'Obviously a worker's co-op doesn't need a CEO so he stepped aside. He'll advise us and advise me when I need it, but we're taking it to the workers.'
LaMagna said the move to a co-op is a big 'shake up' but said he doesn't know Weiner's next career move.
'We have a tendency and a reputation to hire people who need a second chance - who are homeless or formerly incarcerated - and obviously Anthony is an example of that,' LaMagna added.
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