A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas.
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Activist investor Jeff Ubben will join Exxon Mobil’s board of directors, sources told CNBC’s David Faber.
Mike Angelakis, the chairman and chief executive officer of Atairos and former CFO of Comcast, is also joining the board, sources said.
The move comes as Exxon has faced pressure from shareholders to reshuffle its board amid the company’s languishing stock price. Exxon’s investor day is Wednesday.
D.E. Shaw, which has been pushing Exxon for changes, is expected to support the nominations, according to the sources.
Ubben founded Inclusive Capital Partners in 2020, after stepping away from ValueAct, the firm he founded in 2000. In his last few years at the firm he oversaw ValueAct’s Spring Fund, which was focused on sustainable investing.
Ubben is expected to become a significant Exxon shareholder over time, according to the sources. Ubben’s no stranger when it comes to investing in oil and gas companies. While at ValueAct he took a stake in BP, saying traditional energy companies can belong in ESG portfolios.
The stock jumped 4% during premarket trading on Monday.
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