Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltz
Nelson Peltzis an American businessman and a founding partner, together with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, of Trian Fund Management. L.P., an alternative investment management fund, based in New York. He is non-executive chairman of the Board of The Wendy's Company and a director of Legg Mason, Mondelēz International and Ingersoll Rand. He was formerly a director of H.J. Heinz Company. He was also formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Triangle Industries...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth24 June 1942
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
My kids are exhausted every day, and I keep them that way. It's gym, ice, homework. They're too tired to get in trouble.
After Cadbury, the candy company, separated from Dr. Pepper, the soft drinks maker, Cadbury was able to substantially lower its debt load. The profits of Cadbury, the candy company, zoomed.
You must make some decisions Wall Street dislikes.
Rupert Murdoch is a good friend of mine.
It appears that PepsiCo views structural change as a sign of weakness, an admission of failure, and an untenable break with past traditions.
I'm willing to have two directors on the DuPont board, me being one of them.
I spent most of my career operating businesses and fixing businesses, not staring at a Bloomberg screen.
I don't mind anybody coming after me as long as they're coming with facts.
I try to figure out the marketing puzzle.
Before, Tiffany sold watches only in its own stores. Now, Tiffany watches are sold in 1,500 stores.
Legg Mason's structure is misunderstood by the market. Legg Mason has an affiliate model. They own 100% of their affiliates, which are investment managers such as Permal, Western Asset Management, and Royce.
I understood the power of Heinz since I was a kid, and I started to work for my father selling food to restaurants.
If I'm on the board of any company where there's an offer that comes in, I want to negotiate.
Sequestration, sequestation - however you pronounce that word - and gridlock aren't all that bad.