PUBLICATION: Wall Street Journal
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November 18, 2011
Investors are losing patience with Alcatel-Lucent SA Chief Executive Ben Verwaayen’s efforts to turn around the struggling telecommunications-equipment maker.
Shareholder pressure on the Franco-American company’s board to replace Mr. Verwaayen is running high, according to people familiar with the situation.
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