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quote section divider

"L'Oréal's CEO Nicolas Heronimus earmarked LatAm as one of the key growth drivers in his 2023 presentation."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 22
quote villain critique

"It is time for TIM, in the words of its new CEO, to become a "normal company" — New CEO of Telecom Italia"

Telecom Italia · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 39
quote before after

"“We see as much as 20% downside if [Dr.] Kleinfeld continues as CEO.” — Gordon Haskett, February 13, 2017"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 54
quote villain critique

"$6bn of transactions processed also mentioned in an interview with CEO Dasilva, Feb 21, 2014 — Footnote 1"

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. · LSPD Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
quote other

"they were back on the market aggressively in Q4 and into Q1. — CEO Blackford (as cited by Spruce Point)"

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
quote ceo quote

"「受注している内訳はわれわれとしてはご説明してないんですが、上期の受注を見ると、MATRICS X8ULTRAもACTISも、両方とも受注として計上されております。」 — 岡林 (Lasertec CEO)"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 50
quote villain critique

"no major ups or downs — CFO, Q2 2022 Conf Call; very little risk in Argentina — CEO, Q1 2022 Conf Call"

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 110
quote section divider

"「この1年ほど、業界は全体的に低迷しています。TSMCは投資を控えてきました。また、インテルも1年以上前から検査装置などの発注を控えてきました。」 — レーザーテックのCEOに親しい半導体企業の元上席幹部"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 42
quote ceo quote

"“...we ask the shareholders to kind of judge us on our performance and our merit...” — CEO Matt Proud"

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 49
quote process diagram

"CEO / Chairman Referenced Through Internal Email As “Disingenuous” — Spruce Point Capital Management"

Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG Spruce Point Capital · p. 70
quote section divider

"“transparency, openness and solid business logic” — CPI PG 2023 Management Report, CEO Letter, Pg. 4"

quote other

"“The CEO is a headwind to a turnaround. Firing him is the tailwind.” — Top Ten Active Shareholder"

Southwest Airlines Co. · LUV Elliott Management · p. 3
quote other

""The CEO is a headwind to a turnaround. Firing him is the tailwind." — Top Ten Active Shareholder"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 3
quote ceo quote

"「低採算 ACTIS に関しては部品を取り替えたり、リソースも投入したりという状況で時間がかかったのですが、そういう状況は既に脱したと考えていただければ結構かと思います。」 — 岡林 (CEO)"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 92
quote villain critique

"Samsara has been investing in AI since its early days, says CEO Sanjit Biswas — CNBC Interviews"

Samsara Inc. · IOT Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
quote ceo quote

"「現在のところ、いつ終わるのか、またどのくらいの規模になるかは公表しておりません。公表できる段階になりましたらお話し申し上げたいと思っております。」 — 岡林 (Lasertec CEO)"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 313
quote ceo quote

"CEO Response: "It's about 3% of revenue, so fairly small." — Dycom Aug 21, 2024 Earnings Call"

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
quote peer gap

"“I want us to be the next MTV, ESPN, and CNN rolled into one” (2013) — Shane Smith, Vice CEO"

Viacom · VIAB SpringOwl · p. 52
quote process diagram

"“The learn-it-all will always do better than the know-it-all” — Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO"

quote villain critique

"APP’s CEO reportedly claimed APP experienced “no churn” among its e-commerce beta customers."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 10
quote ceo quote

"95% of our towers are outside of urban and near-urban environments — James Taiclet, AMT CEO"

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 50
quote villain critique

""McGraw-Hill Financial is a completely different business than S&P" — CEO Harold McGraw III"

The McGraw-Hill Companies · MHP JANA Partners · p. 37
quote precedent table

"“We are skin care” and “Skin care is everything to us”. — Vincent Warnery, CEO, Beiersdorf"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 72
quote villain critique

"SEC Charges Former Biotechnology Company CEO for Misleading Investors — SEC Press Release"

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 21
quote demand list

"It is time for TIM, in the words of its new CEO, to become a "normal company" — New CEO"

Telecom Italia · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 5
quote villain critique

"We can’t make them fast enough — Aaron Jagdfeld, Generac CEO (CNBC, Feb 17, 2021)."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
quote villain critique

"“the Global CEO does not own any common shares of the Company.” — Company filings."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 85
quote villain critique

"ロレアルのCEOであるニコラ・イエロニムス氏は、2023年のプレゼンテーションにて今後の成長を牽引する地域の一つとして、中南米地域を挙げている — L'Oréal"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 22
quote ceo quote

"“...Our processes and technology generally worked as designed.” — CEO Bob Jordan"

Unknown · p. 34
quote villain critique

"「インテルでマスク事業を担当する副社長と数回会ったことがある」 — 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"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 195
quote villain critique

"「KLAより優れた装置を発表すれば、一気に状況が変わります。」 — 半導体製造装置企業の主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"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 278
quote villain critique

"Shares of Synthetic Biology Hopeful Zymergen Plunge as CEO Departs — BARRON'S"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 10
quote villain critique

"CEO has no idea why one of his biggest investors might want out? Really!"

Porch Group Inc · PRCH Spruce Point Capital · p. 45
quote villain critique

"I thought 'no way' could we go public in 2020 — Tom Siebel (C3.ai CEO)."

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
quote executive summary

""We are excited about capital" — Agba Group CEO Wing Fai Ng on 5/24/24"

AGBA Group · AGBA White Diamond Research · p. 2
quote villain critique

"“undeniable leaders in the quantum computing industry.” — IonQ CEO"

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 27
quote precedent table

"Capital allocation is a CEO’s most important job — The Outsiders"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 13
quote valuation reveal

"“these targets are probably wrong and roughly right” — CEO Ridge"

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 64
quote villain critique

"“high levels...put the person at significant risk.” — Soleno CEO"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 218
quote ceo quote

"“We’re in a very aggressive hiring spree in Wilsonville,” — CEO"

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 138
quote precedent table

"「我々はスキンケアの会社だ」「スキンケアが我々の全てだ」 — Vincent Warnery, Beiersdorf CEO"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 72
quote executive summary

""It was a one-time thing." — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella"

CoreWeave, Inc. · CRWV Kerrisdale Capital · p. 3
quote villain critique

""It was a great year for us" — William Sandbrook (CEO)"

U.S. Concrete Inc · USCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 35
quote peer gap

"“a healthy amount in any context” — Amcor's CEO"

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 63
quote ceo quote

"「粗利等に関しましては、申し上げられません」 — CEO (岡林)"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 91