Trian's performance was flat in 2012 after a being up 7% in 2011.

FORBES: Nelson Peltz

It appears that up to two of the five nominees from Nelson Peltz's Trian Group have won seats on the 12-member board of directors.

FORBES: Peltz Get A Foot In The Door At Heinz

Trian gets the job done by taking a seat on the boards of its portfolio companies and then offers up changes (sometimes insisting on them) to improve their bottom lines.

FORBES: Nelson Peltz

But the company's spokesman, Michael Mullen, told reporters in the packed ballroom at the Pittsburgh Hilton on Wednesday that it was possible one or two of Trian's candidates were elected to the board.

FORBES: Peltz Get A Foot In The Door At Heinz

Heinz is among Trian's more recent success stories.

FORBES: Nelson Peltz