Remember, Linda is from DeBeers and as such, probably had little interaction with the retail investor instead focusing on institutional shareholders. I see no reason why we should assume she will pay attention to the small retail investor in her new role.
Victoria's managment still has alot to prove (ie; improve) as it goes from acting like a subsidiary of a major company to a stand-alone junior. They have yet to show marked improvement in this area.
I offer the following to Victoria's managment in hopes that they begin to "get" what they haven't "got" to date.
http://blog.agoracom.com/2008/03/10/...
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