Show me a chief executive who's on five boards and who lends his or her name, prestige and time to 15 community activities - and I'll show you a company that's underperforming. A chief executive is paid to run the company. That's the CEO's job.

Sunbeam was a basket case, now its a world leader.

It is obvious the company no longer felt it had a legal basis to pursue its defenses without Al.