date:May 21, 2012
pin-out or sale
Whitworths style as principal of Relational Investors involved deep due diligence on a firms operations and financials and regular meeting with management to drive operational and sometimes structural improvement, Levy and Lavery said.
With his involvement, along with pressure from other major shareholders, PepsiCo is more likely to consider structural moves, such as a spin-off of Americas Beverages (or global snacks), in the near future, they added.
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