“My whole platform is that you shouldn't be the chair because you're conflicted ... I'm saying, appoint me and I'll be the fifth person ... then we'll have a majority of independent directors.”

Stephen May · The Money Café with Alan Kohler · Bond Market Turmoil and the AI Boom

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Nominate himself for multiple board seats to push for independent directors and an independent chair, leveraging his voting power as a shareholder

Targeting 5 boards on Nov 18; will attend 9 AGM meetings that day; expects 20-30 nominations over six weeks

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