Carl Icahn
Carl Icahn
Carl Celian Icahnis an American business magnate, investor, activist shareholder, and philanthropist. He is the founder and majority shareholder of Icahn Enterprises, a diversified conglomerate holding company based in New York City. He is also Chairman of Federal-Mogul, an American developer, manufacturer and supplier of powertrain components and vehicle safety products...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth16 February 1936
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The CEO is, by far, the most important decision for a company... The company is going to rise and fall with the CEO.
Im a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.
Don't go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.
Anyone that makes me a quarter of a billion dollars, I like.
I can tell you how bad our boards are... I don't have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.
I'm no robin hood, I enjoy making the money.
Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing politics and soft-soaping their bosses. Boards don't like tough, abrasive guys.
We're not about liquidating companies, but if you do that, why is that terrible? We're not blowing up the factories. The person who buys it should be able to make the asset more productive.
I believe there are and will be major opportunities to enhance Time Warner's value in future combinations.