formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
It’s official: Disney shareholders shot down activist investor Nelson Peltz‘s effort to win seats on the Mouse House’s board of directors. Investors voted to reelect all 12 of the company-backed board members, including CEO Bob Iger, ending the most expensive … Continued
The filmmaker, ‘Star Wars’ creator and Disney shareholder released a statement in support of the company and its CEO on Tuesday morning. Source: George Lucas Backs Bob Iger in Disney Proxy Fight with Nelson Peltz
The Disney CEO was interviewed at a Morgan Stanley conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, where he called the Nelson Peltz-led proxy fight a “distraction” for the company. Source: Bob Iger Pushes Back on Marvel Fatigue, Says Disney Canceled Movies
Shanan Guinn accused Disney of breach of contract for rescinding a job offer after personnel changes made amid the company’s opposition to a Florida law limiting classroom discussion on sexuality and gender. Source: Disney Settles Lawsuit Over Job Offer Tied … Continued
Disney is officially facing its second proxy fight in as many years, with Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners officially nominating the activist investor and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to the entertainment company’s board of directors. Source: Disney Proxy Fight: Nelson … Continued
As ousted Marvel mogul Ike Perlmutter and activist investor Nelson Peltz enlist former Disney exec Jay Rasulo in their quest to reshape the studio, the CEO faces a somewhat more credible challenge to his reign. Source: Ike Perlmutter’s Bob Iger … Continued