Comment by walrus01
3 days ago
Doesn't he control 84% of the voting stock or something? I'm curious how a board could even oust him in the first place. Or so he claims.
3 days ago
Doesn't he control 84% of the voting stock or something? I'm curious how a board could even oust him in the first place. Or so he claims.
The ability to appoint a board member doesn't mean you get to control their every decision. Nor is their fiduciary duty just one shareholder.
Of course usually hand-picked boards don't go against their benefactor, and they're not keeping their seats.
That they did in this case says something about just how bad the situation must be.
It's really strange that a company with such a volatile owner would even have a board. But I guess minority shareholders demand it.
Automattic is a Delaware corporation, so it's required to have a board.
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Depends on the rules of the company. Just because he can elect the board doesn't mean he gets to direct their every decision. They are supposed to have their own independent judgement.
Depending on the company rules it is possible they might not be easily replaced during their term in which case they could do a coup in the short term.