Q: Hi there,
Do you know if there’s anything behind the departure of the CEO and hence stock price drop today?
Thanks.
Do you know if there’s anything behind the departure of the CEO and hence stock price drop today?
Thanks.
5i Research Answer:
After the ATS announcement, Baxter International announced that Andrew Hider was appointed new CEO, effective Sept. 03. So, essentially, Mr. Hider simply took a different CEO job. Baxter is a larger company (about 3x) and is not a competitor to ATS. The CFO of ATS was appointed interim CEO. Thus, nothing seems likely to be amiss at ATS but it does add some uncertainty.