Callouts & quotes from 1,436+ activist slides

"“That said, we remain very committed to driving leverage below 4x as quickly as possible.” — Matthew Proud, CEO (Q4 2024 Earnings Call)"

""IonQ is the only provider of quantum computing hardware available on all three major public clouds" — CEO Chapman, Q3 Earnings Call"

""We have taken our eye off the ball a little bit with respect to refining." — Mark Lashier (CEO), January 2023, GS Energy Conference"

"We have taken our eye off the ball a little bit with respect to refining. — Mark Lashier (CEO), January 2023, GS Energy Conference"

"“Zuckerberg’s Pal” and “Zuckerberg’s Friend” — Media reports regarding Dropbox CEO Drew Houston's appointment to Facebook's board."

"Our company's advantages in AI aren't just somewhat better than our competitors, it's structurally superior. — CEO Smith, Feb 2017"

"In recent years, we have pushed the [soup] business too hard on pricing and margin. — Board member & interim CEO Keith McLoughlin"

"“is the most attractive transaction available” — Capricorn Board; “either return it or do something else with it” — Capricorn CEO"

"'inherently stable services based business model generates consistent underlying earnings' — TPC Group CEO (2Q12 Conference Call)"

"We did not do enough to keep our soup products and brands relevant with consumers. — Board member & interim CEO Keith McLoughlin"

"CEO Trevor Milton called the prototype cell "the single most important advancement in electric vehicle history." — Trevor Milton"

"The Lead Independent Director, especially in a dual Chairman and CEO role, should be like 'Caesar's wife'(1) - beyond suspicion."

"“What we’re doing at Herbalife, is we’re building the best business opportunity on the face of the earth” — Michael Johnson, CEO"

"「（レーザーテックの顧客は）発注を控えています。光源か、何かの改善を待っているようです……だいたいそんな感じです。だからレーザーテックの在庫が増えているのでしょう」 — 半導体製造装置企業の上席幹部として長年の経験を持ち、レーザーテックのCEOに親しい人物"

"“... AOL’s patent portfolio, it’s beachfront property in East Hampton... it’s basically extremely valuable.” — CEO Tim Armstrong"

"Yes. They do have a sizable patent portfolio, not just in the U.S., but outside the U.S., largely design patents. — CEO Farrell"

""We believe this is the most important organizational change we've made in the last 20 years" — David Taylor, Former CEO of P&G"

""We have the portfolio of a major, we have the technical challenges of a major..." — John Hess, Chairman & CEO Hess, June 2010"

"What we’re doing at Herbalife, is we’re building the best business opportunity on the face of the earth. — CEO Michael Johnson"

"What we’re doing at Herbalife, is we’re building the best business opportunity on the face of the earth. — CEO Michael Johnson"

"The Lead Independent Director, especially in a dual Chairman and CEO role, should be like ‘Caesar's wife’ - beyond suspicion."

"Box will stay in Silicon Valley, CEO Aaron Levie says, despite 'absolutely insane' costs — Headline from public news article"

"Dye & Durham CEO Matt Proud stepping down, ending controversial reign at Toronto legal software company — The Globe and Mail"

"CEO Harold McGraw III comment during Q2 2011 earnings call discussion of McGraw-Hill's portfolio review. — Harold McGraw III"

"The CEO once proclaimed that Rotor X was a “once in a lifetime opportunity that came up”. — CEO YouTube interview on Rotor X"

"There's an opportunity to get invested in our stock when the June (2013) lock-up expiration comes — CEO Peters on Mad Money"

"“I am incredibly excited to unveil IonQ’s new quantum computer, the most powerful on the market.” — Peter Chapman, IonQ CEO"

"“We've got the best QPU today, is now built a chip, which has got multiple zones of computation.” — Peter Chapman, IonQ CEO"

"Not to worry though, Olam CEO Sunny Verghese says that management runs a “clean honest business”. — Olam CEO Sunny Verghese"

"“I hope we can get over $40 million this year in Patch.” — CEO Tim Armstrong, 1Q12 conference call, 5/9/12 (emphasis added)"

"In fact, while he was CEO of Cognos, the Company delayed its 10-K/Q as the SEC reviewed its revenue recognition policies."

"In March 2008, Scott Peters, then CEO, was quoted as saying that "This merger is for the next 50 years" — Grubb & Ellis."

"Quantum startup CEO suggests we are only five years away from a quantum desktop computer — TechCrunch article, Sep 2020"

"The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success — William N. Thorndike, Jr."

"“we've made all the updates in the labeling that we need to do and in the packaging that we need to do” — CEO Blackford"

"Comments by CEO Sebastian Kanovich on DLO's Q3 2021 call that local-to-local had reached 30% of TPV support this range."

"We look forward to welcoming the nominees as new Board members and believe they will be valuable contributors — DSP CEO"

""The market has all the information it needs to value our petroleum business." — Andrew Mackenzie, CEO, April 12, 2017"

"“No experience as CEO or senior executive level of a global company or director of a listed company” — Kao Corporation"

"Mark Hurd, HP's CEO, said the job cuts will have little effect on HP's research, development and sales organizations."

"“exiting investments that present a high sustainability-related risk, such as thermal coal producers” — CEO Mr. Fink"

"2022年10月の時点で、データセクションの石原紀彦CEOは慶應リーダーシップセンターのインタビューにおいて、NowNawを「米国版TikTok」と表現し、AR（拡張現実）やeコマースなどのサービスを提供していると説明していました。"

"CEO Foroughi denied that APP creates or uses persistent identifiers in his March 31, 2025 blog post. — Adam Foroughi"

"“There are no lockups have expired. Everybody is still locked up the way they were supposed to be.” – QS CEO, Jan 4"

"“We’re doing research around the clock in this company” — Michael Johnson, CEO, CNBC’s Mad Money, February 22, 2012"

"「はい、なぜかというと、TSMCはその装置を何台も、おそらく10台だったと思います、発注したので否定的な論文を発表するわけにはいきません」 — 半導体製造装置企業の上席幹部として長年の経験を持ち、レーザーテックのCEOに親しい人物"

"「数字は申し上げられないですが」...「第2期工事も昨年10月からスタートしまして、完成した暁にはそれも生産に寄与する予定です。そういう意味では生産キャパシティの増強に取り組んでおります。」 — 岡林CEO (Lasertec)"

"Our No. 1 priority for capital deployment is [mergers and acquisitions] — Eileen Drake, CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne."

"“Vivendi is totally against the spin-off of Telecom Italia network” — Arnoud De Puyfontaine, CEO and TIM director"

""Due to achieved objectives, we received the media budget on top of the financing" — Nik Myftari, CEO of Spotted."

"In 2016, CEO Lang said that International would be 20% - 25% of its business over the next few years. — CEO Lang"

"We also know from an early interview of iKentoo's CEO in 2017 that its ARPU was ~$100, or 50% lower than LSPD's."

""Right now, between Facebook and YouTube, they make up about 15% of our total revenue." — CEO, Q3 2021 Conf Call"

""It’s very clear that it does not make economic sense to unify Rio Tinto." — Jakob Stausholm, CEO, 30 July 2024"

""a pivot away from that near-term quarterly grind on just O.R., where O.R. was the only focus." — CEO Alan Shaw"

"CEO Phil Caldwell called it “a very exciting opportunity” to work with Cummins and the DOE on this application."

"so excited that we don't have to switch aircraft for the first time ever and just build — CEO Jeffrey Thompson"

"“I don't use the word ESG anymore, because it's been entirely weaponized” — CEO Larry Fink, 25th June, 2023"

"“I don't use the word ESG anymore, because it's been entirely weaponized” — CEO Larry Fink, 25th June, 2023"

"They have an on-site R&D lab that can support new product development and launches. — Ronald Lombardi (CEO)"