Recently, the activist investor Carl Icahn took 8.18% of the company , showing its determination to encourage Cheniere to return money to investors. And last week, two managing directors of Icahn Enterprises LP, Jonathan Christodoro and Samuel Merksamer , were appointed to the board of Directors of Cheniere Energy, Inc. This may seem surprising, since Cheniere is not yet ready to be profitable, though the cash flow should begin next year, as stated in the last presentation of the group.