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Page 33Carl Icahn Takes on Illumina (ILMN)
Carl Icahn is waging a proxy battle Illumina (ILMN). We take a look at his case we take using the Boardroom Alpha platform.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (April 14)
Cutera (CUTR) fires its CEO David Mowry removes Daniel Plants as Board Chair, plus the rest of this week’s Director and Executive moves.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (April 7)
Snoop Dogg abruptly resigns from FaZe Holdings (FAZE) board and the rest of the week’s director and officer moves.
SPAC Market Review – March 2023
The SPAC market continues to inch along at a slower and smaller pace, but there is little excitement at the moment for any participant.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Mar 31)
Groupon (GRPN) ousts its CEO and names Dusan Senkypl as Interim Chief, plus the rest of the week’s executive moves.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Mar 24)
Patrick Orlando gets fired as the CEO of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) and the rest of the week’s executive moves.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Tues, Mar 21
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (RBA) successfully completed its acquisition of IAA Inc. (IAA), fending off shareholder fights.
Update on Activism and Universal Proxy with Michael R. Levin
Boardroom Alpha sits down with Michael R. Levin, founder of The Activist Investor and experienced board director and investor.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Mar 10)
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings (LVLU) appoints Crystal Landsem as its new CEO, plus the rest of the week’s executive moves.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Mar 9
Biogen Inc. (BIIB) chairman Stelios Papadopoulos will not stand for reelection at the annual meeting, and other highlights of the day.
SPAC Market Review – February 2023
We recap the SPAC market activity for February 2023 — including an increasing pace and amount of deSPAC bankruptcies.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Mar 3)
Martin Small officially becomes the new CFO at BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) and the rest of the week’s director and executive moves.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Weds, Mar 1
Salesforce Inc. (CRM) surges after hours following earnings amidst potential activist activity and today’s SPAC, IPO, and Exec News.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Feb 24)
Former American Airlines (AAL) CEO Doug Parker is leaving the board and Gregory D. Smith becomes Chairman, plus the rest of the week’s moves.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Feb 23
American Airlines (AAL) announces its new chairman of the board as Gregory D. Smith, the former CEO of Boeing (BA).
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Tues, Feb 21
Rubicon Technologies (RBT) CEO Jevan Anderson resigned, Marblegate is merging with itself, and the rest of the day’s digest.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Feb 17)
Joshua Kobza taking over as CEO of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR) highlights this week’s executive moves.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Feb 10)
Dan Schulman will leave as CEO of PayPal Holdings (PYPL) by the end of the year, plus the rest of the week’s executive moves.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Feb 9
Nelzon Peltz and Trian dropped their proxy fight against Walt Disney Co. (DIS) following Disney’s cost cutting, reorg, and board appointments.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Wed, Feb 8
Amidst a proxy fight with Trian, Walt Disney Co. (DIS) announced that it will cut ~7k jobs as part of a $5.5B cost savings plan.
SPAC Market Review – January 2023
It was a slower month to kick off the year for SPACs. In what stands to be a pivotal year for the future of the market, we recap January.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (Feb 3)
Ryan McInerney officially takes over as CEO of Visa Inc. (V) and the rest of the week’s director and executive moves.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Wed, Feb 1
Fedex Corp. (FDX) announced it would be laying off ~10% of its corporate workforce and Ryan McInerney officially takes over at Visa (V).
AON’s Aria Glasgow on Managing ESG and Human Capital Risk
BA sits down with Aria Glasgow, Head of ESG Advisory at Aon, to discuss the intersection ESG and Human Capital and the risk for corporates.