Key Takeaways Two former Pfizer executives published a statement saying they support management as it gets pressured for changes by activist investor Starboard Value.The ex-Pfizer executives, Ian Read and Frank D'Amelio,

Pfizer’s situation with activist investor Starboard Value is already getting messy. | After initially supporting a meeting with activist investor Starboard Value, Pfizer's former CEO and CFO publicly changed their tune after being threatened with litigation by Pfizer,

In another twist to the tale of Starboard Value's push for change at Pfizer, the activist investor has claimed former executives Ian Read and Frank D'Amelio were bullied into lending their support to current management.