Danone’s CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders

Arturo Bris, The Conversation, 20 March 2021

Danone’s chief executive and chairman, Emmanuel Faber, is set to step down after activist shareholders called for his removal. The shareholder group have blamed Faber for “a combination of poor operational record and questionable capital allocation choices”. Namely, not being able to “strike the right balance between shareholder value creation and sustainability”. This shows that long-term shareholder interests are becoming...

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