by TheDeal.com staff (compilation) | Published July 17, 2008 at 7:05 AM
Icahn nomineeMr. Icahn
has served as chairman of the board and a director of
Starfire Holding Corp., a privately held holding company, and
chairman of the board and a director of various subsidiaries of
Starfire, since 1984. Since August 2007, through his position as chief
executive officer of Icahn Capital LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Icahn Enterprises LP, and certain related entities, Mr. Icahn's
principal occupation is managing private investment funds, including
Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master
Fund II LP and Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP.
Prior to August 2007, Mr. Icahn conducted this occupation through his
entities CCI Onshore Corp. and CCI Offshore Corp. since September 2004.
Since November 1990, Mr. Icahn has been chairman of the board of Icahn
Enterprises GP Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises LP.
Icahn Enterprises LP is a diversified holding company engaged in a
variety of businesses, including investment management, metals, real
estate and home fashion. Mr. Icahn was chairman of the board and
president of Icahn & Co., a registered broker-dealer and a
member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, from 1968 to
2005.
Mr. Icahn has served as chairman of the board and as a director of American Railcar Industries Inc.,
a company that is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing
covered hopper and tank railcars, since 1994. From October 1998 through
May 2004, Mr. Icahn was the president and a director of Stratosphere Corp.,
the owner and operator of the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino in Las
Vegas, which, until February 2008, was a subsidiary of Icahn
Enterprises LP. From September 2000 to February 2007, Mr. Icahn served
as the chairman of the board of GB Holdings Inc.,
which owned an interest in Atlantic Coast Holdings Inc., the owner and
operator of The Sands casino in Atlantic City until November 2006. Mr.
Icahn has been chairman of the board and a director of XO Holdings Inc.,
a telecommunications services provider, since February 2006, and of its
predecessor from January 2003 to February 2006. Mr. Icahn has served as
a director of Cadus Corp., a company engaged in the ownership and
licensing of yeast-based drug discovery technologies since July 1993.
In May 2005, Mr. Icahn became a director of Blockbuster Inc.,
a provider of in-home movie rental and game entertainment. In October
2005, Mr. Icahn became a director of WestPoint International Inc., a
manufacturer of bed and bath home fashion products. In September 2006,
Mr. Icahn became a director of ImClone Systems Inc.,
a biopharmaceutical company, and since October 2006 has been the
chairman of the board of ImClone. In August 2007, Mr. Icahn became a
director of WCI Communities Inc.,
a homebuilding company, and since September 2007 has been the chairman
of the board of WCI. In December 2007, Mr. Icahn became a director of Federal-Mogul Corp.,
a supplier of automotive products, and since January 2008 has been the
chairman of the board of Federal-Mogul. In April 2008, Mr. Icahn became
a director of Motricity Inc.,
a privately held company that provides mobile content services and
solutions. Mr. Icahn received his B.A. from Princeton University. Source: Icahn open letter to Yahoo! directors from PR Newswire via BnetShare: Tags: activist investor
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