Elliot schnall biography
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Carl Icahn
American businessman and financier (born 1936)
Carl Icahn | |
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Icahn at a conference in the 1980s | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – August 18, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Born | Carl Celian Icahn (1936-02-16) February 16, 1936 (age 89) New York City, U.S. |
| Spouses | Liba Trejbal (m. 1979; div. 1999)Gail Golden (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2, including Brett |
| Relatives | Rick Schnall (nephew) |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
| Occupation | Businessman, investor, philanthropist |
| Known for | Founding and Managing Icahn Enterprises Leadership of Federal-Mogul 1980s "corporate raider" |
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| Website | carlicahn.com |
Carl Celian Icahn (; born February 16, 1936) is an American businessman and investor. He is the founder and controlling shareholder of Icahn Enterprises, a public company and diversified conglomerat holding comp
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Probably the most resonant Icahn criticism was the assault on Time Warner’s board. Time Warner employees have watched the value of their stock and their pensions plunge. A Time Warner vice-president said, “The most interesting argument Icahn makes is how the board that allowed Gerry to do what he did”—Levin’s merger with AOL—“is still there.” He exempted Parsons from this criticism. James Barksdale, the former C.E.O. of Netscape, who serves as a director, noted that the board had paid penalties. “I don’t argue with the claim that it was a mistake,” he said. “But it changed the membership of the board. Directors lost money. Top executives lost their jobs.”
From September to November, Parsons and Icahn spoke three or four times bygd telephone, and in that period Icahn said, “I don’t think he perceived me as a threat at all.” But Time Warner was certainly paying attention. Parsons said, “On the one hand, the guy has no traction, so why pay attention? But I have employees who read the pa
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Rick Schnall
American businessman (born 1969)
Rick Schnall (born 1969/1970) is an American businessman, co-president of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks, and among the majority owners of the Charlotte Hornets.[1]
Biography
[edit]Schnall is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Harvard Business School.[1] After school, he worked for Smith Barney and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette.[1] In 1996, he joined Clayton, Dubilier & Rice eventually reaching partner[1] where he started and oversees the healthcare, tech and financial services verticals.[2]
Atlanta Hawks
[edit]In 2015, Schnall was part of a group led by Tony Ressler along with Grant Hill, Sarah Blakely, Jesse Itzler, and Steven Price, that successfully purchased the Atlanta Hawks for $850 million.[3][4][5] He was selling his stake in the Hawks as of July 2023.[6