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Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn is an American billionaire financier, corporate raider, and private equity investor.

Mr. Icahn is the Chairman of Icahn Enterprises, a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment management, metals, real estate, and consumer goods. He has been the Chairman of American Railcar Industries since 1994 and a Director of Blockbuster since May 2005. He became Chairman of ImClone Systems in 2006. In January 2008, he became the Chairman of Federal-Mogul.

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More Rights for Shareholders in North Dakota

Dec 17, 2008 · 0 Comments 

North Dakota may be cold this time of year, but shareholder activists are looking to make it a hot destination for public companies. Last year, partly as a result... >>>

Group Asks Obama for Greater Proxy Access

Dec 17, 2008 · 0 Comments 

By Staff Writer Shareholders should have a right to know what risks their companies are taking, particularly after the white-knuckle 18-month market meltdown that... >>>

Change the Rules for Proxy Voting

Dec 16, 2008 · 0 Comments 

In 1992, after 25 years as a civil engineer for the City of New York, Phillip Goldstein and partner Steve Samuels co-founded what is now Bulldog Investors, a value... >>>

CEOs of Fannie, Freddie Blamed for Collapses

Dec 10, 2008 · 0 Comments 

(From time to time, starting today, the Icahn Report will be publishing news of interest written by staff.) The CEOs of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... >>>

Tax Relief for Golden Parachutes? No Way!

Dec 9, 2008 · 0 Comments 

Let’s say you’re the CEO of a big company and your friends on the board have awarded you a big “golden parachute” severance package so you’ll... >>>

Companies Must Pay for Some Shareholder Challenges

Dec 5, 2008 · 0 Comments 

Charles M. Elson is the Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chair in Corporate Governance and the Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University... >>>

In the News 12-3-08

Dec 3, 2008 · 0 Comments 

In the News: General Motors and Ford CEOs putting their salary on the line – Los Angeles Times Boston Business Journal says it’s time for corporate boards... >>>

Paulson is Right: The System Needs Fixing

Dec 2, 2008 · 0 Comments 

Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, in a speech this month, gave some prescriptions for fixing components of the financial system which are worthy of consideration,... >>>

In the News 12-2-08

Dec 2, 2008 · 0 Comments 

In the News: CEO pay lucrative in Carolinas – Raleigh News and Observer GM, The Bailout and the Role of the Board – Race to the Bottom Putting A Value on a... >>>

In the News 11-20-08

Nov 20, 2008 · 0 Comments 

In the News: Before the Bust, These CEOs Took Money Off the Table – WSJ (subscription required) Financial Week reports that several directors sit on the boards... >>>

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