Dunlap, also known as Rambo in Pinstripes, announced plans to cut the company's workforce from 12,000 to a little more than 6,000. Soon after, he reported a spike in Sunbeam's sales and profits.

Controversial ex-CEO Alfred J. Dunlap, dubbed “Chainsaw Al” for his cost-cutting at companies including Boca Raton-based Sunbeam, died Saturday at 81 at his home in Ocala. Florida State… ...