Cellnex Telecom, S.A. CLNX
Cellnex is a great asset hobbled by a board that botched CEO succession; TCI will move at the AGM to remove Kan, Shore and Reich and seat its own director.
Thesis
TCI Fund Management, acting through TCI Luxembourg and CIFF Capital UK, discloses ownership of more than 3% of Cellnex Telecom and notifies the board of its intention to propose AGM resolutions. The fund argues Cellnex is a fundamentally great European tower business but is held back by poor corporate governance, citing the board's mishandling of CEO succession following Tobias Martinez Gimeno's resignation on 11 January 2023 and insufficient progress in finding a suitable replacement. As a result, TCI has lost confidence in Chairman Bertrand Kan, Peter Shore and Alexandra Reich and intends to propose their removal at the next AGM, while seating Jonathan Amouyal of TCI and potentially additional directors. The letter is framed as a courtesy advance warning ahead of a formal request and leaves the door open for constructive dialogue.
SCQA
Cellnex Telecom is Europe's largest independent telecom tower operator and, in TCI's view, a fundamentally strong business with significant unrealised potential.
After CEO Tobias Martinez Gimeno resigned on 11 January 2023, the board mishandled the search for a replacement, leaving the company rudderless and exposing weak corporate governance.
TCI will propose AGM resolutions to remove Chairman Bertrand Kan, Peter Shore and Alexandra Reich and to appoint Jonathan Amouyal of TCI, with the possibility of additional director nominations.
By replacing the directors who botched the CEO succession, Cellnex can install competent oversight, complete the CEO hire and finally reach its full operational and valuation potential.
The three reasons
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Cellnex is a great company held back by poor corporate governance
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Board mishandled the CEO succession after Tobias Martinez Gimeno's January 2023 resignation
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Lost confidence in Chairman Kan, Shore and Reich as effective directors
Primary demands
- Remove Bertrand Kan (Chairman) as director
- Remove Peter Shore as director
- Remove Alexandra Reich as director
- Appoint Jonathan Amouyal (TCI) as a director, with potentially additional appointments
- Confirm earliest date to submit AGM resolutions and the AGM date
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Notes
Single-page formal letter on TCI Fund Management letterhead, signed by Christopher Hohn. Functions as a courtesy advance warning of a forthcoming AGM resolution to reconstitute the board. Stake disclosed only as 'more than 3%'; no valuation, no peer benchmarking, no charts. Trigger event: Cellnex CEO Tobias Martinez Gimeno's resignation on 11 January 2023. Proposed TCI nominee: Jonathan Amouyal.