A group of Apple shareholders is proposing to remove Al Gore and CEO Tim Cook from Apple’s board of directors.
shareholder status The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) is using Apple to propose removing Al Gore and CEO Tim Cook from the board of directors during its annual shareholder meeting on March 10. next.
Shareholders’ meetings are an opportunity for shareholders to vote on proposals, appoint members to the board of directors, or take other administrative actions.
According to Fox Business , the NLPC has filed two waiver requests with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against two Apple board members – Tim Cook and Al Gore. One filing calls for shareholders to vote against Al Gore as a director candidate, the second opposes the re-appointment of CEO Tim Cook to the board of directors.
Paul Chesser, NLPC’s Corporate Integrity Project Manager told Fox Business that Al Gore was unqualified from the start to serve on Apple’s board, so it’s only natural that he’s been there for more than 20 years. unreasonable. activist Al Gore is a climate change , the longest-serving director of “apple apple” and has been elected to the board since 2003.
The late Steve Jobs said at the time that Al Gore brought a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to Apple from helping run the US government as a Congressmen, Senators and Vice Presidents of.
Chesser accused Al Gore of enriching himself with climate change, saying he was hypocritical because of the former vice president’s heavy use of electricity at home and the former vice president’s preference for air travel.
The filing against Tim Cook not only asks shareholders to object to his extension on the board of directors, but also asks for more information about Apple’s business in China.
NLPC is funding a shareholder proposal that requires Apple to fully disclose the risks of its business and its entire supply chain in the world’s most populous country. Both proposals will be heard and voted on at the shareholder meeting on March 10.