Lixil snubs ex-CEO for board, signaling proxy fight

Minority shareholders band together behind rival slate of directors

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Lixil Group is behind several global brands including American Standard, Grohe and Inax. © Reuters

AKIHIRO OTA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The boardroom drama at Lixil Group took another turn Monday when the Japanese building materials supplier declined to renominate former President and CEO Kinya Seto as a director.

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