"We believe the Board's decision to appoint Mr. Poling Executive Chairman demonstrates the Board's inability to act with the best interests of stockholders as the primary objective."
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"“There is, some that are bigger, some that are smaller. There’s some that we never think about and there some that we think about every other day.” — Bryant Riley, Chairman and CEO"
"Phillips 66's Board is "proud" of management and have compensated the current CEO generously while also anointing him Chairman, allowing him to consolidate control of the Company."
"Phillips 66's Board is "proud" of management and have compensated the current CEO generously while also anointing him Chairman, allowing him to consolidate control of the Company."
"Yahoo's potential has been diminished by failed management and governance at the highest levels (i.e., CEO and Chairman positions), but new opportunities await new leaders"
"Through the May 2023 filing of Samsara’s audit committee report, its Audit Chairman and “Independent Director” Jonathan Chadwick served on a mind-blowing ten (10) boards!"
"Michael (CEO) doesn't like people asking questions he doesn't like. And Alan was doing his job as audit chairman and sort of rocked the boat too much. — Former Executive"
"When asked about long-term EBITDA margin potential, we observe that Dycom's former Chairman & CEO's response has become less specific and increasingly vague over time."
"Spruce Point reiterates that it prefers Perion's audit chair have no prior business dealings with the CEO (soon to be Director) to ensure objectivity and independence."
"Chair Colleen Moorehead and her Board’s actions indicate that they will go to great lengths to maintain power and prevent shareholders from having their voices heard."
"Mr. Murren's new employment contract is an outrage to shareholders as he gets paid for staying in his chair not whether he is making or losing money for shareholders."
"“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” — Sam Walton"
"“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” — Sam Walton"
"Given the continuing evidence of a grossly mismanaged company, we see no option than for the Chairman of the Board and the Lead Independent Director to be removed."
"Today, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Board has appointed Joseph C. Papa as Chairman and CEO of Valeant."
"Are we really expected to believe these individuals were identified by “a third party search firm” and their relationships with Chairman Hill are a coincidence?"
"No. This was the only assets literally that's acquired from Media Ventures... — Udo Müller Co-Founder, Chairman of Management Board and Chief Executive Officer"
"We believe YY's 2010 buyout of Bigo for $1.45 billion in cash and stock was a scheme to bilk investors by buying another fraudulent company from the chairman."
"GreenPower imports vehicles to its Porterville warehouse in substantially complete condition and installs only the seats and in some cases a wheelchair ramp."
"Ladies and gentleman, the holding of this role by a spouse of the chairman - please check for me; perhaps I'm wrong - is highly unsatisfactory. — Shareholder"
""Expedia to Spin Off TripAdvisor" — Scott Morrison, Wall Street Journal. "Barry Diller sells shares in TripAdvisor, steps down as chairman" — Business News."
"The Executive Chairman and CEO, who have spent a cumulative 74 years at Southwest, have presided over a period of stunning underperformance at the Company."
"Disney cannot credibly blame Bob Chapek for the Company's problems given the fact Mr. Iger has been CEO or Executive Chair since 2005 for all but 11 months"
"Investors Should Be Alarmed That Perion's CEO And Audit Chair Both Worked At Lumenis, Which Was Under SEC Investigation And Charged With Inflating Revenues"
"The Executive Chairman and CEO, who have spent a cumulative 74 years at Southwest, have presided over a period of stunning underperformance at the Company."
"Disney cannot credibly blame Bob Chapek for the Company's problems given the fact Mr. Iger has been CEO or Executive Chair since 2005 for all but 11 months"
"“... Our cleanse process culminated in record quarterly reported income ... of $42.5 million.” — Tom Schmitt, Chairman, President & CEO, October 27, 2021"
"Expedia to Spin Off TripAdvisor — Scott Morrison (Wall Street Journal). Barry Diller sells shares in TripAdvisor, steps down as chairman — Business News."
"There may be up to an additional 40 sites under construction that [AMT] will acquire over the next several months — James Taiclet, AMT CEO and chairman."
"However, this is a charade. In the substantial majority of cases, the owners of these distributors are merely proxies for ANTA Chairman Ding Shizhong."
"Warning: We believe Oatly’s Chairman of the Board provides a disingenuous biography that fails to capture his recent experience with Genius Foods Ltd."
"Mark Parker, a long-tenured Disney Director, now serves as both Executive Chairman of Nike and as Chairman of Disney, which is nearly unprecedented"
"GFI successfully recruited several top WFG producers, including Greg Kapp, the 23rd top cash flowing WFG leader in 2021, now GFI's Agency Chairman."
"Mark Parker, a long-tenured Disney Director, now serves as both Executive Chairman of Nike and as Chairman of Disney, which is nearly unprecedented"
"As Chair, Nelson Peltz proudly (and 100% correctly) deflects credit for Wendy’s digital success to Wendy’s world-class marketing & management team"
"We believe the Board's ineffectiveness may be in part due to the unchecked power of the founder, Rob LoCascio, who serves as CEO and Board Chair."
"the limited authority conferred to the LID by BlackRock’s Board, confirms the lack of commitment to an effective counterbalance to the Chair/CEO"
"the limited authority conferred to the LID by BlackRock's Board, confirms the lack of commitment to an effective counterbalance to the Chair/CEO"
"Ex-Ontrak chairman was accused of abusing trading strategy that usually shields executives against suspicions of insider trading — WSJ Headline"
"Vote AGAINST Chair and President if ROE has been below 5% and in the bottom 1/3 of the industry for the past 3 years — Nomura Asset Management"
"Spruce Point has serious concerns with Mr. Starrett who has served as Chairman of the Board since 2012 and as member of the Board since 2011."
"Why the proposed separation of Chair/CEO at BlackRock represents also a test on the coherence and integrity of the Asset Management Industry"
"Why the proposed separation of Chair/CEO at BlackRock represents also a test on the coherence and integrity of the Asset Management Industry"
"Trian recommends that the Board take the following actions*: Strengthen management by immediately bringing back Chuck Bunch as Chairman/CEO"
"After a 13-month investigation, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy testified in front of the U.S. Senate that the vent and burn was not justified."
"many of the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme — Bankruptcy Trustee in court documents regarding a company the Audit Chairman once advised."
"BlackRock's meritless and self-referential arguments to oppose the separation of Chair/CEO proposed by Bluebell Capital Partners (Item 6)"
"Combined Chair/CEO roles in the S&P 500 have decreased by 13% over the last 10 years, the most significant decrease across the indices."
"P&G’s Misrepresentation of Quote by Mondelēz Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld in P&G’s Letter to Shareholders, dated September 20, 2017"
"Combined Chair/CEO roles in the S&P 500 have decreased by 13% over the last 10 years, the most significant decrease across the indices."
""when it came to serious discussions, I [Schoen] recommended to the board that we look at all our alternatives." — Chairman Bill Schoen"
"Chairman / CEO Jason Jiang personally made at least $24.8 million in seven months by investing in Allyes, which is an IRR of 2,127.2%."
"Rupert Morley, upon his re-election, will replace Anne Farlow as Chairman of the Board as of the Annual General Meeting on May 8, 2024"
"“I want everyone to understand that the most important thing in this business is to get to Supervisor.” — Shawn Dahl (Chairman’s Club)"
"“They were not determined not to be a pyramid. That would be inaccurate... I do not endorse [Icahn’s] statement.” – Chairwoman Ramirez"
"“They were not determined not to be a pyramid. That would be inaccurate... I do not endorse [Icahn’s] statement.” – Chairwoman Ramirez"
"Shareholders should not allow Tessera to once again be run by a controlling Chairman. Shareholders need to have an independent Board."
"We remind investors that all of this occurred under President and CEO Dan Bodner, who remains President and CEO (and Chairman) today."
"the Board has no appetite for M&A — Colleen Moorehead (Chair). The Board’s priority is to reduce debt. — Colleen Moorehead (Chair)."
"Alan Earhart, who was described as having left because he “rocked the boat”, was replaced as Audit Chair in 2009 by Victor K. Lee."