Bottled water company ignores activist investor’s board member recommendations

Primo Water Corp., which recently received a critical letter from Legion Partners Asset Management, appoints Eric Foss to a directorship.

By Brian Hartz
| 12:15 p.m. March 17, 2023

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Primo Water Corporation (NYSE: PRMW), a Tampa-based provider of sustainable drinking water solutions in North America and Europe, has appointed Eric Foss to its board of directors, ignoring recommendations submitted by Legion Partners Asset Management, an activist investor that has been highly critical of the company’s recent performance.