Just before the holidays I published a post in which I shared my thoughts on efforts by investor Steven Wood to influence the direction of Swatch Group governance. I didn't mince words in my post. I had some doubts about the effort and I laid them out. Swatch Group had already provided a comment for my piece but at the time I published I had not heard from Wood even though I offered him a chance to comment. Not long after I published I received a response to my query. A Swatch Irony Chrono "Run Time" reference YCS1009S watch. The watch commemorates the Athens 2004 Summer Games. This example is in the Swatch museum. Wood was interested in commenting. I have to give him credit, he wanted to communicate even though I may not have been fully sold on his efforts. Some people will just shut you out in those circumstances. But Wood and his team were professional and prompt in communicating with me. I decided to invite Wood to participate in a question and answer exchan...
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