Fifth director leaves Newell’s board as proxy fight heats up
A fifth director at Newell Brands has left the board as the company faces mounting pressure from activist investors including Carl Icahn, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said. Kevin Conroy, a former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer president, resigned in the last few days from the Hoboken, NJ-based maker of Rubbermaid containers, Elmer’s glue and Coleman camping equipment, the source said.
Name: Kevin Conroy
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Company: Newell Brands Inc.
Branch: Manufacturing
Position: Board Member
Reason: Resigned
Announcement Date: March 07, 2018, 11:00pm
Resignation Date: March 07, 2018, 11:00pm
Source 1: https://nypost.com/2018/03/08/fifth-director-leaves-newells-board-as-proxy-fight-heats-up/