Rockefellers try to shift Exxon's focus

Courtesy Marketplace  Tue, 05/27/2008 - 15:44

At Exxon's annual meeting tomorrow, 15 proposals are up for a vote, including one from the founding Rockefellers. Kai talks with Robert Hillman about shareholder activism.

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