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Envestnet Names Three Board Directors, Avoids Proxy Fight with Activist Investor Impactive Capital

Envestnet Names Three Board Directors, Avoids Proxy Fight with Activist Investor Impactive Capital

Envestnet, a technology focused registered investment advisor, named three people to its board of directors to settle a proxy fight with activist investor Impactive Capital, which had been urging new measures to improve the company’s performance.

Lauren Taylor Wolfe, Impactive Capital’s co-founder and managing partner, and Wendy Lane, chair of private equity firm Lane Holdings and a member of the Verisk Board of Directors, joined Envestnet’s board on March 27. Barbara Turner, former CEO of Ohio National Financial Services, also joined the board, effective March 22.

“These appointments were informed by Envestnet’s ongoing dialogue with shareholders as we continue to execute on our strategic plan to deliver enhanced value to shareholders,” James Fox, chairman of Envestnet’s board of directors, said.

In November, Impactive, a $2.8 billion hedge fund that owned a 7.5% stake in Berwyn, PA-based Envestnet, published an open letter expressing dissatisfaction with Envestnet’s stock price which had underperformed the S&P 500 by 61%. Impactive initially asked for a single board seat before bumping it up to four seats in January.

“We look forward to bringing our fresh perspectives and ownership mentality to the Board, and to working alongside our fellow directors to create significant value for shareholders,” added Taylor Wolfe.

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Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

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