Sentences with phrase «activists against board»

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Starboard Value, the activist firm waging a proxy fight against consumer giant Newell Brands, on Monday put forward the names of the 10 executives with whom it wants to replace the Newell board.

Queen City showdown pits billionaire activist investor against P&G management for seat on board of Dow stalwart

Following discouraging market share losses in fiscal 2017, shareholders voted — against management's recommendation — to add activist investor Nelson Peltz to the board of directors late last year.

Pershing Square, an activist hedge fund owned and managed by William Ackman, began hostile maneuvers against the board of CP Rail in September 2011 and ended its association with CP in August 2016, having netted a profit of $ 2.6 billion for his fund.

Telecom Italia shareholders will decide whether the activist hedge fund Elliott Management has the power to revamp the board against controlling stakeholder, the French entertainment group Vivendi.

With a proxy contest looming, activist investor Voce Capital has released yet another broadside against target company FBR & Co., this time in the form of a comprehensive presentation detailing the rationale behind Voce's campaign and advocating for the election of the hedge fund's three board candidates.

The vote came at the end of a special meeting in the Common Council chambers that attracted hundreds of parents, community leaders and activists, all urging the board to take action against Paladino for the remarks that gained international attention.

Facing off against Cancel on Tuesday will be Yuh - Line Niou, a former aide to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim who narrowly lost to Cancel in April; businessman Don Lee; civil rights attorney Jenifer Rajkumar; former Community Board Chairwoman Gigi Li, and Paul Newell, a community activist who unsuccessfully challenged Silver in a 2008 Democratic primary.

Activist and Author David Mixner Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Jarrett Barrios Board Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda Frank Selvaggi Human Rights Campaign New York Marriage Director Brian Ellner Former Chief of Staff to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Deputy Campaign Manager to John Kerry for President Steve Elmendorf Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Winnie Stachelberg Democratic National Committee Treasurer Andy Tobias Former Clinton White House Advisor Richard Socarides Academy Award Winning Producer and AFER Board Member Bruce Cohen Gill Action Fund Executive Director Patrick Guerrero Gill Action Fund Deputy Executive Director Bill Smith

Ritter had yet to make a public statement as of Thursday afternoon, but it appeared unlikely the Community Board 10 member and activist would go up against her boss at the polls...

Uptown Messenger: District 6 School Board election pits incumbent against neighborhood activist http://bit.ly/2ee5Ywp

A slew of anti-school choice activists, including the teachers union, state school boards association, and the state PTA, filed two separate legal challenges against the state's school choice laws, alleging that they violate the state constitution's historically anti-Catholic Blaine Amendment, which prohibits public funds from being expended at religious schools, and the state's «uniformity» clause.

She is also an honorary board member to the Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation and an active «Pit Bull» Ban REPEAL activist / supporter.

Activist Artifacts Signs, posters, videos, twitter feeds, images, websites, barricades, banners, fliers, costumes, diagrams, and other material rooted in the higher education struggle against bloated administrations and boards, class, gender, and race marginalization, tuition and fee hikes, militarization and surveillance of campuses, privatization, socially unconscious investment and profiteering.