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
With some exceptions, the wrong people are running U.S. companies. It's been that way for years, and it hasn't gotten much better.
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.
Yellen’s comments suggest, and I agree, that we are in an asset bubble.
Anyone that makes me a quarter of a billion dollars, I like.
Im a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.
Had a nice conversation with Tim Cook today. Discussed my opinion that a larger buyback should be done now. We plan to speak again shortly.
A lot of people died fighting tyranny. The least I can do is vote against it.
I have to look out for the shareholder’s interests, and I’m the largest shareholder.
The CEO is, by far, the most important decision for a company... The company is going to rise and fall with the CEO.
And I'm convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you can work with the unions because the unions want to survive. If they are confronted simply with the question: "Do you want this company to survive or do you want it to be broken up?" they will listen. It's their livelihood.
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.
My wife watches me like a hawk.
We want these assets to be productive. We buy them. We own them. To say we care only about the short term is wrong. What I care about is seeing these assets in the best hands
CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn't so messed up, guys like me wouldn't make this kind of money.