{ "docId": "019dd923-622c-750b-8b9c-e7508bf92a94", "docSlug": "84e240d51920", "documentTitle": "Huntsman Corporation (HUN)", "authorId": "03_Starboard_Value", "authorName": "Starboard Value", "documentKindSlug": "activist-deck", "documentKindLabel": "Activist deck", "sourceTypeSlug": "activist_investor", "sourceTypeLabel": "Activist investor", "presentationDate": "2022-02-28 00:00:00", "orientation": "landscape", "aspectRatio": 1.3333334, "pageNumber": 162, "pageCount": 238, "prevPage": 161, "nextPage": 163, "slideType": "testimonial", "function": "cite_precedent", "density": "overcrowded", "nDataPoints": 2, "notes": null, "elementsJson": [ "headline_text", "paragraph", "quote_block" ], "metadataConfidence": 1, "imagePath": null, "slideHref": "/slides/019dd923-622c-750b-8b9c-e7508bf92a94/162", "deckHref": "/decks/019dd923-622c-750b-8b9c-e7508bf92a94", "deckJsonHref": "/decks/019dd923-622c-750b-8b9c-e7508bf92a94.json", "deckAnchorHref": "/decks/019dd923-622c-750b-8b9c-e7508bf92a94#slide-162", "components": [ { "bbox": null, "kind": "callout", "text": "Wall Street analysts have expressed enthusiasm for the quality of Starboard's director nominees, and seem to believe they will be incredibly valuable in helping the Company improve accountability and execution.", "attrs": null, "subkind": null, "toolName": "Visual emphasis", "toolSlug": "visual-emphasis", "confidence": null, "componentId": "019dd953-14db-7299-bdea-727a5dd0ad9d", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.08, "w": 0.92, "x": 0.04, "y": 0.16 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "Wall Street analysts have expressed enthusiasm for the quality of Starboard's director nominees, and seem to believe they will be incredibly valuable in helping the Company improve accountability and execution.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "e3a8c41d-8a5b-4825-bfb4-c41eaf44d74e", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.18, "w": 0.92, "x": 0.04, "y": 0.76 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "Importantly, we believe that Jim Gallogly stands out among the proposed Starboard nominees and the newly added board members with the potential to be especially impactful on investor confidence, and on the contribution that the refreshed board could make to the Company's bottom line and valuation. In our experience covering LyondellBasell when Mr. Gallogly was its CEO, his leadership was both evident in the Company's results and was rewarded by the equity market. We believe that a candidacy of Mr. Gallogly's caliber could greatly enhance the board, in particular in the areas of operational efficiency and cost control.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "12aa0d53-c471-4728-9e51-69132679446b", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.28, "w": 0.92, "x": 0.04, "y": 0.46 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "Mr. Gallogly carries high esteem for making money for Chemicals investors over the past 10+ years – As CEO of LyondellBasell (LYB), shares outperformed the S&P 500 by 382% and outperformed peer Dow Chemical by 357% from emerging out of bankruptcy in 2010 until Mr. Gallogly announced his retirement in late September 2014...We think he carries four main attributes that investors would welcome to the board of Huntsman (or any Chemical company for that matter): 1) operating acumen and focus on safety + cost, 2) a track record of prudent and shareholder-friendly capital discipline, 3) a reputation of being forthright and outspoken in his views, and 4) a track record of delivering on results.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "2ca5ae20-045d-462c-99bd-31fb49bf5127", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.18, "w": 0.92, "x": 0.04, "y": 0.26 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "...with Starboard now nominating a slate of directors it has formally challenged HUN's board structure. These nominees are quite qualified in our view, and we think could be quite effective at aiding and improving the upstream, downstream, and financial footprint at the company...productivity should be a perpetual process, and additional oversight and guidance through its evolution could be helpful for a company that does not have a longstanding productivity culture.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "59a84c0e-c958-4d99-87b6-d77d4cf4ff9b", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": null, "kind": "quote", "text": "\"...with Starboard now nominating a slate of directors it has formally challenged HUN's board structure. These nominees are quite qualified in our view, and we think could be quite effective at aiding and improving the upstream, downstream, and financial footprint at the company...productivity should be a perpetual process, and additional oversight and guidance through its evolution could be helpful for a company that does not have a longstanding productivity culture.\" — BofA Securities, January 2022; \"Mr. Gallogly carries high esteem for making money for Chemicals investors over the past 10+ years – As CEO of LyondellBasell (LYB), shares outperformed the S&P 500 by 382% and outperformed peer Dow Chemical by 357% from emerging out of bankruptcy in 2010 until Mr. Gallogly announced his retirement in late September 2014...We think he carries four main attributes that investors would welcome to the board of Huntsman (or any Chemical company for that matter): 1) operating acumen and focus on safety + cost, 2) a track record of prudent and shareholder-friendly capital discipline, 3) a reputation of being forthright and outspoken in his views, and 4) a track record of delivering on results.\" — Barclays, January 2022; \"Importantly, we believe that Jim Gallogly stands out among the proposed Starboard nominees and the newly added board members with the potential to be especially impactful on investor confidence, and on the contribution that the refreshed board could make to the Company's bottom line and valuation. 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