Dick Parsons Explains Why The Way To Carl Icahn's Heart Is Through His Secretaries (C)

Before Dick Parsons was tasked with saving Citi, he was responsible for doing the same for AOL Time Warner. Though apparently Parsons is not one to get flustered, the company's slumping share price made him edgier than usual. That anxiety was heightened when activist investor Carl Icahn began stalking the ailing company -- of which he owned 6%. Icahn was pressuring the company to break itself up,...