Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2018 (Revised September 2018)

Gene Lee Navigates the Darden Takeover

by Joshua D. Margolis, H. Lawrence Culp, James Barnett and Aldo Sesia

Abstract

Following a full takeover of Darden Restaurant’s Board of Directors, Darden COO Gene Lee is weighing an offer to become interim CEO.

Keywords: shareholder activism; Investment Activism; Crisis Management; Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Food and Beverage Industry; United States;

Language: English Format: Print 18 pages EducatorsPurchase

Citation:

Margolis, Joshua D., H. Lawrence Culp, James Barnett, and Aldo Sesia. "Gene Lee Navigates the Darden Takeover." Harvard Business School Case 418-015, March 2018. (Revised September 2018.)

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  1. Case | HBS Case Collection | March 2018 (Revised September 2018)

    Gene Lee Navigates the Darden Takeover

    Joshua D. Margolis, H. Lawrence Culp, James Barnett and Aldo Sesia

    Following a full takeover of Darden Restaurant’s Board of Directors, Darden COO Gene Lee is weighing an offer to become interim CEO.

    Keywords: shareholder activism; Investment Activism; Crisis Management; Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Food and Beverage Industry; United States;

    Citation:

    Margolis, Joshua D., H. Lawrence Culp, James Barnett, and Aldo Sesia. "Gene Lee Navigates the Darden Takeover." Harvard Business School Case 418-015, March 2018. (Revised September 2018.)  View Details
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James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration
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