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...Ralph Whitworth, a leader among the activist investors who are shaking up US corporate governance, has stepped down as interim chairman of Hewlett-Packard and will take a leave of absence from his hedge...
...The activist investors said it would not start “new investment projects” while its co-founder Ralph Whitworth takes a leave of absence for health reasons....
...This week HP said that chairman Ralph Whitworth – an activist investor whose Relational Investors fund owned a 1.5 per cent stake – would be stepping down for health reasons....
...The activist bowing out, Ralph Whitworth of Relational Investors, stepped down as chairman of Hewlett-Packard last week over health issues. Mr Whitworth chose to work behind the scenes....
...Ray Lane will be succeeded as chairman temporarily by Ralph Whitworth until a permanent replacement is identified....
...Whitworth in targeting PepsiCo....
...Ray Lane will be succeeded as chairman temporarily by Ralph Whitworth until a permanent replacement is identified.”...
...When Ray Lane stepped down as chairman of Hewlett-Packard this month, making way for the activist investor Ralph Whitworth, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System was a strong presence in backroom...
...It has been a mixed year for Relational Investors, run by Ralph Whitworth....
...For instance, Ralph Whitworth’s Relational Investors took a stake in L-3 Communications and agitated for a break-up, leading to a $2bn spin-off....
...Peter Langerman, chief executive of the Mutual Series funds, pointed to comments from Ralph Whitworth, an HP board member and activist investor, that shareholders should expect evolution of the board....
...The challenge for Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo’s chief executive, is that she now faces Ralph Whitworth, the establishment face of shareholder activism....
...After months of insisting that PepsiCo, the US drinks and snacks group, would move forward as a single business, questions about that approach resurfaced this week when Ralph Whitworth, an activist investor...
...Relational Investors, which is run by Ralph Whitworth, disclosed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it has acquired nearly 9m PepsiCo shares....
...While Ralph Whitworth of Relational Investors had a good year at Illinois Tool Works, he suffered in Hewlett-Packard....
...Ralph Whitworth, an activist investor who joined the board in 2011, is the interim replacement while HP seeks a “permanent non-executive chairman”....
...Ralph Whitworth’s Relational Investors has disclosed a holding in PepsiCo, while Mr Ackman has moved on to Procter & Gamble, the 12th largest company in the US by market value....
...PepsiCo gained 1.3 per cent to $68.75 as it was revealed late on Tuesday that Ralph Whitworth, an activist investor, had taken a $600m stake in the US snacks and beverage company....
...Hewlett-Packard has added activist shareholder Ralph Whitworth to its board rather than risk more public conflict as it tries to bring 15 months of turmoil to a close....
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...The board, which recently added Ralph Whitworth, an activist investor, as a director, has come under fire for its previous choice of Léo Apotheker as chief executive, for firing him after about 10 months...
...In June, Relational Investors, an activist investment fund run by Ralph Whitworth, revealed a 6 per cent stake in L-3 and said it had spoken to senior executives about the company’s underperforming stock...
...It recently settled a dispute with activist investor Carl Icahn and this year added Ralph Whitworth, founder of Relational Investors, to its board....
...Ralph Whitworth, the founder of Relational Investors, joined the Genzyme board in April....
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