Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltzis an American businessman and a founding partner, together with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, of Trian Fund Management. L.P., an alternative investment management fund, based in New York. He is non-executive chairman of the Board of The Wendy's Company and a director of Legg Mason, Mondelēz International and Ingersoll Rand. He was formerly a director of H.J. Heinz Company. He was also formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Triangle Industries...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth24 June 1942
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
We are now highly supportive of Wendy's management team and their initiatives, and we believe that these new board members will contribute to Wendy's plan to improve its profitability.
We are excited that the new directors will work with the board to further enhance shareholder value at Wendy's. We are now highly supportive of Wendy's management team and their initiatives, and we believe that these new board members will contribute to Wendy's plan to improve its profitability.
After Cadbury, the candy company, separated from Dr. Pepper, the soft drinks maker, Cadbury was able to substantially lower its debt load. The profits of Cadbury, the candy company, zoomed.
You must make some decisions Wall Street dislikes.
You know what term you don't hear anymore? Arbitrage. The markets have gotten too efficient.
The name 'Mondelez' I hate. It sounds like a disease.
The activists play the balance sheet by selling a division to buy back stock and leveraging the balance sheet and buying back more stock.
Sometimes it takes longer to create value, but if the companies generate more earnings, the stocks will ultimately reflect that.
Sequestration, sequestation - however you pronounce that word - and gridlock aren't all that bad.
Rupert Murdoch is a good friend of mine.
My kids are exhausted every day, and I keep them that way. It's gym, ice, homework. They're too tired to get in trouble.
It appears that PepsiCo views structural change as a sign of weakness, an admission of failure, and an untenable break with past traditions.
If I'm on the board of any company where there's an offer that comes in, I want to negotiate.
I'm willing to have two directors on the DuPont board, me being one of them.