????理查德?納努拉在31歲的時(shí)候被任命為迪士尼公司（Walt Disney Co.）首席財(cái)務(wù)官，成為《財(cái)富》美國(guó)500強(qiáng)(Fortune 500)歷史上最年輕的CFO。1998年，納努拉擔(dān)任喜達(dá)屋酒店集團(tuán)(Starwood Hotels)CEO，是《財(cái)富》美國(guó)500強(qiáng)中第一位黑人執(zhí)行官。后來(lái)，理查德?納努拉又擔(dān)任過(guò)醫(yī)藥巨頭安進(jìn)公司（Amgen）的CFO，而且還是波音公司（Boeing）的董事會(huì)成員。

????可如今，這位企業(yè)界的金童卻落得一個(gè)名譽(yù)掃地的境況。上周日，《洛杉磯時(shí)報(bào)》（Los Angeles Times）的一篇文章披露，納努拉假裝成一位名為“Mr. Rich”的色情明星，錄下了自己與成人電影女演員發(fā)生性關(guān)系的過(guò)程。文章中還配有在一家名為Thedirty.com的網(wǎng)站上發(fā)布的露骨的照片。

????據(jù)文章披露，致命的桃色關(guān)系，以及性騷擾指控，迫使納努拉在七月份辭去了私募股權(quán)公司柯羅尼資本集團(tuán)（Colony Capital）與米拉麥克斯電影公司（Miramax，納努拉擔(dān)任該公司董事長(zhǎng)）的職務(wù)。

????筆者認(rèn)識(shí)納努拉的時(shí)候，他正處于事業(yè)的巔峰。頗具諷刺意味的是，他以格外謹(jǐn)慎和保守而著稱。身為迪士尼公司的CFO，他的主要任務(wù)是對(duì)時(shí)任CEO邁克爾?艾斯納的決策提出質(zhì)疑，并因此被稱作是一位關(guān)鍵和可靠的“質(zhì)疑者”。艾斯納曾對(duì)筆者說(shuō)過(guò)：“勒住一匹快馬的韁繩，要比讓死馬跑起來(lái)容易得多。我喜歡有理查德對(duì)我說(shuō)：‘不，我們不能那么干。停。那么干不負(fù)責(zé)任?！?/p>

????對(duì)于迪士尼在上世紀(jì)90年代的成功，納努拉居功至偉。當(dāng)時(shí)，歐洲迪士尼樂(lè)園耗費(fèi)了數(shù)十億美元資金，年輕的納努拉經(jīng)過(guò)與沙特阿拉伯王子阿爾瓦利德?本?塔拉勒磋商，說(shuō)服他幫助巴黎迪士尼樂(lè)園免于破產(chǎn)。實(shí)際上，納努拉非常謹(jǐn)慎，他甚至反對(duì)艾斯納收購(gòu)一家電視網(wǎng)絡(luò)。1995年，艾斯納還是堅(jiān)持己見(jiàn)，以190億美元收購(gòu)了美國(guó)廣播公司（ABC）。此次交易為迪士尼帶來(lái)了ESPN，事實(shí)證明這是一筆非常明智的投資。

????之后，納努拉曾負(fù)責(zé)迪士尼商店（Disney Stores），在公司的12年間可謂平步青云，直到他在哈佛商學(xué)院（Harvard Business School）時(shí)最好的朋友巴里?斯坦里克將他挖走，前去運(yùn)營(yíng)喜達(dá)屋酒店及度假村集團(tuán)。談到1998年納努拉離職一事時(shí)，艾斯納說(shuō)：“我真想殺了他。我深受刺激，從個(gè)人情感方面來(lái)說(shuō)，我也受到了傷害?！辈贿^(guò)，艾斯納還是送上他對(duì)納努拉的祝福，畢竟，跳槽到喜達(dá)屋是一個(gè)千載難逢的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)《財(cái)富》500強(qiáng)公司的機(jī)會(huì)。經(jīng)過(guò)激烈的ITT喜來(lái)登（ITT-Sheraton）收購(gòu)大戰(zhàn)，斯坦里克將喜達(dá)屋整合成一個(gè)酒店帝國(guó)。

????不過(guò)，在喜達(dá)屋，金童納努拉未能延續(xù)自己的成功。沉著冷靜的納努拉與熱情莽撞的斯坦里克在工作中很難相處。兩人堅(jiān)持兩種不同的經(jīng)營(yíng)風(fēng)格。1999年，筆者為《財(cái)富》雜志撰文，講述了他們?cè)谙策_(dá)屋的經(jīng)歷。雜志出版當(dāng)天，納努拉從公司辭職。兩人曾參加過(guò)彼此的婚禮，兩家還曾一起度假，觀看超級(jí)碗（Super Bowl）比賽，但從納努拉辭職之后，兩人之間便再無(wú)往來(lái)，直到多年以后兩人不期而遇，才打破了兩人之間的沉默。

????When he was appointed chief financial officer of the Walt Disney Co. (DIS) at age 31, he was the youngest CFO in Fortune 500 history. When he became CEO of Starwood Hotels (HOT) in 1998, he was one of the first black Fortune 500 chiefs. Richard Nanula later became CFO of drug giant Amgen (AMGN) and served on the board of Boeing (BA).

????Now the corporate golden-boy's career is in tatters. A Los Angeles Times story this past Sunday charges that Nanula, posing as a porn star called "Mr. Rich," videotaped himself having sex with adult film actresses. The story followed up on explicit photos posted on a website called Thedirty.com.

????According to the LA Times story, the fateful entanglements, along with a sexual harassment charge, led Nanula, 53, to resign in July from private equity firm Colony Capital and the Miramax film company, where he was chairman.

????I knew Nanula back when he was at his height of success. And ironically, he was known as an extraordinarily cautious and conservative businessman. As CFO of Disney, his main role was to be a critical and reliable "No" man to then-CEO Michael Eisner. "You can hold back the bridle of a fast horse more easily than you can get a dead horse to move," Eisner once told me. "I liked having Richard say, 'No, we shouldn't do that. Stop. It's irresponsible.'"

????Nanula was key to Disney's success in the '90s. When EuroDisney was sucking billions of capital, the young Nanula negotiated with Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud to help save Paris's version of Disneyland from bankruptcy. Actually, Nanula was so cautious that he discouraged Eisner from buying a TV network—which Eisner went ahead and did, acquiring ABC in a $19 billion deal in 1995. That purchase brought Disney ESPN and turned out to be a very wise investment.

????Nanula went on to head Disney Stores and was on the company's fast track for 12 years before his best friend from Harvard Business School, Barry Sternlicht, wooed him away to run Starwood Hotels and Resorts. "I wanted to kill him," Eisner told me about Nanula's departure in 1998. "I was aggravated and personally hurt." Eisner gave Nanula his blessing, however, since Starwood—Sternicht's patched-together hotel empire, following a hard-fought takeover battle for ITT-Sheraton --was "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to lead a Fortune 500 company.

????At Starwood, the golden boy's success began to unravel. Nanula, calm and self-possessed, and Sternlicht, who is intense and impetuous, couldn't stand working with each other. They veered toward divorce corporate-style. That is the title of my 1999 Fortune story about their time at Starwood. Nanula quit the day the Fortune story came out. The two men, who had once been in each other's weddings and had gone on family vacations and trips to the Super Bowl together, didn't talk until they ran into each other years later.