Nelson Peltz won the recount to join the P&G board by a slim 43,000 votes — a 0.002% margin. : A little over a month ago, it looked like billionaire investor Nelson Peltz had been foiled in the biggest proxy battle in history. Now, after a recount, it looks like Peltz may have won his bid to claim a seat on the board of the $236 billion giant Procter & Gamble after all. CNBC and The Wall Street Journal are reporting that Peltz, the founder of the $14 billion hedge fund Trian Partners, won the recount by a slim 43,000 votes — a 0.002% margin.