Anne M. Mulcahy Quotes

By doing what they must do to keep their margins strong and their stock price healthy, every company paves the way for its own disruption.

If you're the CEO of a publicly traded company, you're worried about quarterly returns.

Every public company depends to some extent on the trust of its investors.

In the fall of the year 2000, there just happened to be a decision point when they asked me to become Chief Executive Officer of the company. It was a time when, as you remember, we were starting to have some real problems in the California energy markets.

You have to have in mind what you want when you go public. It's not just an end in and of itself. Suddenly, you have investors to satisfy. Investors who want - who demand - a return.

Being a public company is really terrible for most companies. I'd say Facebook and Google have done a pretty good job of standing up to the incredible quarterly pressure to hit numbers, but most companies - and I've observed a lot now - don't do a very good job of that.

Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.

Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.

I think most CEOs think their stock is undervalued, probably.

No one likes to look at their stock price go down and say, 'I feel good about that.' It goes without saying.

We absolutely take no decisions based on the share price, not for LVMH.

Whether you stay private or go public, after all is said and done, a CEO's job is to create lasting shareholder value.

One of my major objectives is to build a long-term enterprise, to build shareholder value over time.

When Warren Buffett invests in a company, he is conferring upon that company something very unique: his credibility.

If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.

I have almost no interest in quarterly reports. Running a business or investing in a business based on quarterly earnings doesn't make any sense at all to me.

Traditionally, companies have made major announcements before or after the close of trading so that all interested investors and analysts are apprised of the news before trading resumes in their stocks.

Abby Johnson has agreed to become Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity, reflecting a further step forward in our leadership succession plan. Abby will retain her role of President, and I will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board.

I think every company has its own unique approach to creating shareholder value.

Being a public company certainly doesn't stop you from taking a really long-term time horizon, but it does make it more difficult.

I have not been a believer of point guidance. It really limits your flexibility to do what you want. It leads to behavior that is not supportive of long-term shareholder value.

When you manage your company for long-term shareholders, and you manage the company for clients, two of the biggest stakeholders, you will make the right decisions.

The Ford family wants the company to succeed. Period.

My shareholders expect me to make the most profit. That's the ugly, dirty truth.

I've spent a lot of time studying corporations and what makes them tick.