Dion Del Webb and other directors were open to having the industrial capital of the Pacific (IEP) and Webcott Holdings representation on the board. IEP is seen as representative of protected and lacks finesse. Cotter of Webcott, however, struck directors like common sense, but antagonistic and destructive. Cotter goal is to position the company as a possible target for absorption, and he is excited in the meeting room for the changes that he felt would open the company potential customers. He also launched a proxy battle in an attempt to eliminate golden parachutes and poison pills Dion company. "Hide
by Jay W. Lorsch, Samantha K. Graff Source: Harvard Business School 5 pages. Publication Date: November 19, 1996. Prod. #: 497019-PDF-ENG
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