Ardent faces investor activism at its best
![Game on: Activist shareholder Gary Weiss has put Ardent Leisure chairman George Vernardos on the spot.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170709192356/http://www.afr.com/content/dam/images/g/x/7/3/s/w/image.related.afrIndexLead.320x210.gx6fkp.png/1499416007828.jpg)
The attack on the board of Ardent Leisure orchestrated by Gary Weiss and Kevin Seymour is a text book example of shareholder activism at its best.
The attack on the board of Ardent Leisure orchestrated by Gary Weiss and Kevin Seymour is a text book example of shareholder activism at its best.
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