Glass Lewis Recommends Voting for James Gemmel to Whitbread Board
Corvex Management LP, the largest active shareholder in Whitbread PLC (Whitbread), has announced that proxy advisor Glass Lewis recommends shareholders vote in favor of electing James Gemmel to the company's board. Corvex is seeking a single board seat to address what it describes as a decade of share price underperformance. The activist investor holds approximately 6.4% of Whitbread's ordinary shares and an economic interest of roughly 7%. Corvex emphasizes that its proposal is a proportionate request for shareholder representation rather than a bid for control or a demand for board restructuring, especially as the company plans to commit £2.5 billion in capital over the next five years.
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