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Hain Celestial benennt neue Vorstandsmitglieder
Hain Celestial, Spezialistin für Biolebensmittel aus den USA, hat neue Mitglieder in die Unternehmensführung bestellt. Das Unternehmen benannte sechs neue "Directors" in den Vorstand. Damit besteht das Board aus elf Mitgliedern. Hintergrund ist, dass der kalifornische Hedgefonds Engaged Capital auf eine deutliche Umbesetzung der Führung von Hain Celestial gedrängt hat (wir berichteten). Engaged Capital verfügt über knapp 10 Prozent der Aktien von Hain Celestial. Lesen Sie unten die Mitteilung von Hain Celestial zur Neubesetzung im Wortlaut.
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Hain Celestial Announces 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Date, Reconstitution of Board of Directors and Cooperation Agreement with Engaged Capital
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) ("Hain Celestial" or the "Company"), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, today announced that the Company will hold its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2017 Annual Meeting") on November 16, 2017.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (PRNewsFoto/The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.)
The Company also announced the appointment of Dr. Celeste A. Clark, Dean Hollis, Shervin J. Korangy, Jack L. Sinclair, Glenn W. Welling and Dawn M. Zier to its Board of Directors (the "Board"). After evaluating numerous candidates, including those suggested by Engaged Capital, LLC ("Engaged Capital"), the Board believes that these directors are highly qualified and will bring new and valuable skills to Hain Celestial's Board. Each appointee will be included in Hain Celestial's slate of director nominees for election at the 2017 Annual Meeting; three of the Company's current directors will not stand for re-election at that meeting. With these changes after the 2017 Annual Meeting, the Board will be comprised of eleven directors, ten of whom are independent.
In connection with today's announcement, the Company has entered into a mutual cooperation agreement with Engaged Capital. The full agreement with Engaged Capital will be filed in a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission later today, and all of the directors' biographies are available on the Company's website under Investor Relations.
"Over the last year, we have identified and executed upon a number of strategic initiatives and have put in place the building blocks to help drive our next phase of growth. We are focused on continuing to execute against our Four-Point Strategic Plan to: Invest in Top Brands and Capabilities to Grow Globally, Expand Project Terra Cost Savings, Enhance the Leadership Team to Deliver our Strategic Plan and Return Capital to Shareholders. In line with our commitment to strengthen our leadership team, including our Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce the addition of six, highly-qualified independent directors, who will add valuable industry experience and new perspective to our Board," said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. "Thank you to our current Board members for their service and many contributions to Hain Celestial. We also appreciate the insight, constructive approach and shareholder perspective from Glenn Welling and Engaged Capital throughout this process. Hain Celestial is well positioned among some of the fastest-growing trends, categories and channels in consumer products around the world today. We remain excited about the opportunities ahead and look forward to working collaboratively with our new Board members."
Glenn W. Welling, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Engaged Capital commented, "We are pleased to have been able to work so constructively with Irwin Simon and members of the Board on this important step toward enhancing value creation for all shareholders. The Board will benefit from the infusion of skills and experience in consumer packaged goods, grocery and retail, operations, and capital allocation. The enhanced Board, which now includes a majority of newly appointed directors, is an important step towards ensuring Hain Celestial continues to create extraordinary value for shareholders. Hain Celestial is a great business with significant opportunities for growth and margin expansion, and I look forward to working with the management team and the Board to help realize the Company's full potential."
About The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Ella's Kitchen®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi's Organic Bakery®, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Empire®, Kosher Valley®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Better Bean™, Europe's Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Yorkshire Provender™, Johnson's Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley's®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's®, Robertson's®, Frank Cooper's®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, Joya®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.
About Engaged Capital:
Engaged Capital, LLC ("Engaged Capital") was established in 2012 by a group of professionals with significant experience in private equity investing in the public markets and was seeded by Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P., one of the oldest and largest global alternative investment managers. Engaged Capital is a limited liability company owned by its principals and formed to create long-term shareholder value by bringing an owner's perspective to the managements and boards of undervalued public companies. Engaged Capital's efforts and resources are dedicated to a single investment style, "Constructive Activism" with a focus on delivering superior, long-term, risk-adjusted returns for investors. Engaged Capital is based in Newport Beach, California.
Die untenstehende Meldung ist eine Original-Meldung des Unternehmens. Sie ist nicht von der ECOreporter.de-Redaktion bearbeitet. Die presserechtliche Verantwortlichkeit liegt bei dem meldenden Unternehmen.
Hain Celestial Announces 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Date, Reconstitution of Board of Directors and Cooperation Agreement with Engaged Capital
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) ("Hain Celestial" or the "Company"), a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, today announced that the Company will hold its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2017 Annual Meeting") on November 16, 2017.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (PRNewsFoto/The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.)
The Company also announced the appointment of Dr. Celeste A. Clark, Dean Hollis, Shervin J. Korangy, Jack L. Sinclair, Glenn W. Welling and Dawn M. Zier to its Board of Directors (the "Board"). After evaluating numerous candidates, including those suggested by Engaged Capital, LLC ("Engaged Capital"), the Board believes that these directors are highly qualified and will bring new and valuable skills to Hain Celestial's Board. Each appointee will be included in Hain Celestial's slate of director nominees for election at the 2017 Annual Meeting; three of the Company's current directors will not stand for re-election at that meeting. With these changes after the 2017 Annual Meeting, the Board will be comprised of eleven directors, ten of whom are independent.
In connection with today's announcement, the Company has entered into a mutual cooperation agreement with Engaged Capital. The full agreement with Engaged Capital will be filed in a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission later today, and all of the directors' biographies are available on the Company's website under Investor Relations.
"Over the last year, we have identified and executed upon a number of strategic initiatives and have put in place the building blocks to help drive our next phase of growth. We are focused on continuing to execute against our Four-Point Strategic Plan to: Invest in Top Brands and Capabilities to Grow Globally, Expand Project Terra Cost Savings, Enhance the Leadership Team to Deliver our Strategic Plan and Return Capital to Shareholders. In line with our commitment to strengthen our leadership team, including our Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce the addition of six, highly-qualified independent directors, who will add valuable industry experience and new perspective to our Board," said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. "Thank you to our current Board members for their service and many contributions to Hain Celestial. We also appreciate the insight, constructive approach and shareholder perspective from Glenn Welling and Engaged Capital throughout this process. Hain Celestial is well positioned among some of the fastest-growing trends, categories and channels in consumer products around the world today. We remain excited about the opportunities ahead and look forward to working collaboratively with our new Board members."
Glenn W. Welling, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Engaged Capital commented, "We are pleased to have been able to work so constructively with Irwin Simon and members of the Board on this important step toward enhancing value creation for all shareholders. The Board will benefit from the infusion of skills and experience in consumer packaged goods, grocery and retail, operations, and capital allocation. The enhanced Board, which now includes a majority of newly appointed directors, is an important step towards ensuring Hain Celestial continues to create extraordinary value for shareholders. Hain Celestial is a great business with significant opportunities for growth and margin expansion, and I look forward to working with the management team and the Board to help realize the Company's full potential."
About The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Ella's Kitchen®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi's Organic Bakery®, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®, Empire®, Kosher Valley®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Better Bean™, Europe's Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Yorkshire Provender™, Johnson's Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley's®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's®, Robertson's®, Frank Cooper's®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, Joya®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.
About Engaged Capital:
Engaged Capital, LLC ("Engaged Capital") was established in 2012 by a group of professionals with significant experience in private equity investing in the public markets and was seeded by Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P., one of the oldest and largest global alternative investment managers. Engaged Capital is a limited liability company owned by its principals and formed to create long-term shareholder value by bringing an owner's perspective to the managements and boards of undervalued public companies. Engaged Capital's efforts and resources are dedicated to a single investment style, "Constructive Activism" with a focus on delivering superior, long-term, risk-adjusted returns for investors. Engaged Capital is based in Newport Beach, California.