Nelson Peltz was born on June 24,1942 and is an American billionaire businessman and investor.
20 Facts About Nelson Peltz
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Nelson Peltz is non-executive chairman of Wendy's Company, Sysco, and The Madison Square Garden Company.
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Nelson Peltz was the second of their two children, and grew up in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn, a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood.
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Nelson Peltz attended the undergraduate program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania starting in 1960, where he joined the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, but dropped out in 1963 to become a ski instructor in Oregon and never completed a degree.
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In 1963, Nelson Peltz dropped out of the Wharton School with the intention of becoming a ski instructor in Oregon.
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In 1979, Nelson Peltz sold Flagstaff's foodservice business division to a group of investors.
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In May 2022, Nelson Peltz announced that its management fund Trian Partners are looking into selling or merger for Wendy's.
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Nelson Peltz was appointed to the Ingersoll-Rand board of directors in 2012.
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Nelson Peltz announced major initiatives to enhance shareholder value in late 2012.
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In 2014, Nelson Peltz resigned from the Ingersoll-Rand board, after the spin-off of Allegion.
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In January 2014, as one of the company's largest shareholders, with a current beneficial ownership of more than 46 million shares, Nelson Peltz was appointed to the board of directors of global snacking company, Mondelez International.
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On November 15,2017, it was discovered that per a revision of all votes, which Nelson Peltz acknowledged to have resulted in a remarkably close battle, Nelson Peltz had in fact won the proxy battle, recognized as the largest in corporate history.
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In March 2019, Nelson Peltz joined Canadian cannabis producer Aurora Cannabis.
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In June 2019, Nelson Peltz's Trian announced an investment in Ferguson, plc, a distributor of plumbing and heating products in North America.
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In January 2023, Trian Fund Management owner Nelson Peltz, officially launched a proxy fight with Disney.
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Nelson Peltz did not support the reappointment of Bob Iger and the departure of Bob Chapek in December 2022.
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Nelson Peltz's son Brad Peltz was born on 1989 and was drafted by the Ottawa Senators hockey team, which Nelson Peltz himself was once rumored to have an interest in buying.
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In 2005, Peltz was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $250,000 to the second inauguration of President George W Bush.
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Nelson Peltz has sat on the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 2019.
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Nelson Peltz was said by the National Association of Corporate Directors in 2010,2011, and 2012 to be among the most influential people in global corporate governance.