Activist DGB Launches Video Series and Social Media Push Ahead of November 4 Proxy Vote
ETD sits 16% above its 52-week low of $18.28.
Summary
Activist DGB Investment released a video series featuring its five director nominees and launched social media pages, intensifying its campaign to replace Ethan Allen's entire board at the November 4 annual meeting.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · ETD
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Video Series Launched
DGB released video interviews with all five director nominees — Doug Bergeron, Anna Brockway, Kristine Miller, Steve Oblak, and Stefanie Tsen Ward — making the case for board replacement.
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Social Media Campaign Begins
DGB launched LinkedIn and X.com pages for the campaign, directing shareholders to www.EthanAllenGrowth.com/Videos for real-time updates.
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Nominee Credentials Detailed
Videos highlight Steve Oblak's 14 years at Wayfair (scaling revenue from $250M to $12B), Anna Brockway's Levi's brand revitalization and Chairish co-founding, and Kristine Miller's Bain and eBay strategy roles.
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Core Campaign Claims Restated
DGB alleges 38 years under the same CEO, decades of declining revenue, earnings, and payroll, and a board that has failed to hold leadership accountable.
Analysis · ETD · Manufacturing
DGB Investment is escalating its proxy fight with a multimedia campaign featuring all five director nominees in their own words, launched on LinkedIn and X. The videos make the activist's sharpest public case yet: 38 years under the same CEO, decades of revenue and earnings declines, and a board that has failed to hold leadership accountable. With the annual meeting set for November 4, 2026, this is the final stretch of a contested election where DGB seeks to replace the entire five-member board. The campaign's emphasis on nominee credentials — including a former Wayfair CCO who scaled revenue from $250M to $12B and a Levi's brand revitalization executive — is designed to convince shareholders the slate has the operational expertise to reverse Ethan Allen's long-term contraction.
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