How rise in power of activist investors is changing contemporary boardroom roles

How rise in power of activist investors is changing contemporary boardroom roles

NYSE. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

A few days after joining the board of Atlantic Power, private equity veteran Gilbert Palter said he got a flurry of calls from the energy company’s top shareholders, who wanted more than just to wish him well.

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