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Research analysts succeed in call to remove Sprint board members

When this news first hit the news wire, it looked like a phony press release on behalf of Pali Research. 
Now all major media outlets are reporting that indeed, two research analysts for Pali Research published a note on February 12th, calling for the resignation of Sprint board members Linda Koch Lorimer and Keith Bane.
And both Lorimer and Bane have […]

March 19th, 2008 | Posted in Sprint Nextel, Boards | No Comments

Activist shareholder wins board seat at Sprint Nextel

Kudos to Sprint Nextel for awarding a board seat to activist investor Ralph Whitworth.
Whitworth, who’s firm owns almost 2% of Sprint Nextel, has a history of agitating for change and promoting asset sales to increase shareholder value.
Sprint Nextel appears ripe for this kind of improvement.  The split headquarters is a dreadful situation, a decision suffering from paralysis […]

February 13th, 2008 | Posted in Sprint Nextel, Boards | No Comments