Activist investor group takes aim at DoorDash CEO Tony Xu

Investor seeks change to DoorDash board

CtW Investment Group has written a letter to DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) shareholders asking them to reject the reelection of Tony Xu to the DoorDash board of directors.

Xu is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of DoorDash and the only board member up for reelection during the company’s upcoming shareholder meeting, set for June 22.

“As a recently IPOed company, DoorDash has failed to provide a governance framework that holds its board accountable to all its shareholders,” the letter stated. “DoorDash’s...

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Investors send DoorDash stock soaring on strong earnings, outlook

After plummeting nearly 37% from its first earnings call, DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) investors are jumping on the stock Friday following a strong Q1 earnings report on Thursday.

In midmorning trading, DoorDash stock was up more than 20% on volumes that by 10:45 a.m. EDT Friday had surpassed 4.2 million shares trading hands. Average daily trading volume for DoorDash stock is 2.45 million shares.

The price had reached $140.82 a share by midmorning Friday, up from its Thursday close of $115.94 a share,...

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