Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Location
Pennsylvania
Founded
1940-02-28
Website
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2025-04-28 (businessdailyafrica.com)
Anatomy of activist shareholder coup -
Paul Hilal's billion dollar campaign to aoust Seifi Ghasemi - the very Air Products CEO he once championed.
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2025-03-14 (harvard.edu)
Shareholder Activism – 2024 Review and 2025 Outlook
Activity by activist hedge funds, both in the U.S. and abroad, has increased since the end of the pandemic. In 2024, there was a slight increase in global activism campaigns compared to 2023, which saw a 9% increase in the number of campaigns compared to 2022. Approximately one-fifth of S&P 500 companies currently have a […]
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2025-02-06 (cnbc.com)
Linde shares whipsaw after earnings, highlighting a crucial lesson for investors
Management assured us that its outlook is a starting point for the year and not hostage to currency fluctuations.
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2025-02-04 (marketwatch.com)
Air Products & Chemicals Taps Linde VP for Chief Executive
Air Products & Chemicals Taps Linde VP for Chief Executive ... Air Products & Chemicals has named a new chief executive after activist investor Mantle Ridge...
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2025-01-25 (hydrogen-central.com)
Boardroom Bloodbath: Activist Investor Ousts Air Products CEO in Power Struggle -
Boardroom Bloodbath: Activist Investor Ousts Air Products CEO in Power Struggle Mantle Ridge just pulled off a major boardroom
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2025-01-24 (gasworld.com)
Ghasemi removed from Air Products board after investor pressure | Air Products News |
Seifi Ghasemi, CEO of Air Products, has been removed from the industrial gas giant's Board of Directors, following mounting pressures from investment firms for a refresh.
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2025-01-24 (srnnews.com)
Mantle Ridge secures enough votes for board seats at Air Products, sources say -
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Activist investor Mantle Ridge has secured enough support from Air Products and Chemicals investors to win several seats on the industrial gases company’s board of directors, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Investor votes are still being counted before Air Products’ annual meeting on Thursday […]
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2025-01-24 (fuelcellsworks.com)
Investors Remove Ghasemi as Air Products Chair, Putting Clean Hydrogen Plans at Risk Following Activist Victory
Activist investor Mantle Ridge pushes for changes at Air Products, leading to CEO Seifi Ghasemi's departure and governance reforms amid a contentious boardroom battle.
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2025-01-24 (hydrogeninsight.com)
Air Products’ clean hydrogen plans in jeopardy after activist investor emerges victorious in key vote | Hydrogen Insight
Preliminary results of shareholder poll suggest CEO Seifi Ghasemi has lost his seat on the board
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2025-01-24 (h2-view.com)
Investors oust Ghasemi as Air Products Chair amid clean hydrogen challenge | Finance |
Mantle Ridge had publicly criticised Air Products’ strategy for its focus and high spending on clean hydrogen, as well as its succession plan for 81-year-old Ghasemi.
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2025-01-23 (bnnbloomberg.ca)
Activist Mantle Ridge Wins Three Board Seats at Air Products
Activist investor Mantle Ridge has won three seats on the board of hydrogen supplier Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
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2025-01-23 (elpais.com)
Air Products: The octogenarian CEO who was wrong to innovate | Opinion |
Dissident investors want to replace Air Products boss, but age is not the problem
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