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Shaq Criticized for Skipping Too Many Papa John’s Board Meetings

  • ISS says O’Neal attended less than 75% of board meetings
  • Company says O’Neal had pre-existing conflicts that will end
Shaquille O'Neal.

Shaquille O'Neal.

Photographer: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal skipped too many board meetings at Papa John’s International Inc. in his first term as a director and shouldn’t be re-elected, a major investor advisory firm said.

O’Neal, the four-time National Basketball Association champion, attended less than 75% of the pizza company’s board and committee meetings over the last year, investment adviser Institutional Shareholder Services said in a Thursday report. Because of that record, ISS is asking investors vote against his re-election at the scheduled April 23 annual meeting -- the only such recommendation among members of that board.