Bob Iger, Nelson Peltz React To Board Vote
Scoring a big and costly win this morning against Nelson Peltz’s second attempt to get on the Disney board, Bob Iger was both gracious and a little biting in victory.…
Disney Fends Off Nelson Peltz As Shareholders Back Company Board
Disney has succeeded in keeping Nelson Peltz off its board of directors as more shareholders at the company’s hotly anticipated annual meeting today voted for the company’s nominees that for…
Elon Musk Backs Nelson Peltz In Disney Proxy Fight After Polls Close
Elon Musk is backing Nelson Peltz in the proxy battle for the future of Disney. Onlookers are waiting with baited breath after the bitter voting to select Disney’s board of…
Succession Saga Will Keep Heat On Bob Iger After Proxy Battle
The minutes are ticking down to the close of Disney’s bitter proxy fight with Nelson Peltz, whose attempt to scale the board is a direct challenge to CEO Bob Iger.…
Pension Fund Calpers Backs Nelson Peltz in Proxy Fight
Around 100 hours before the deadline for all Disney shareholders to cast their ballots in the acrid board clash between the Mouse House and activist investor Nelson Peltz, one of…
In Disney Proxy Battle, A Second Proxy Advisory Firm Backs Activist Investor Nelson Peltz
Proxy advisory company Egan-Jones on Wednesday became the second independent firm to support activist Nelson Peltz‘s effort to secure seats on the Disney board. The endorsement follows that of ISS…
Nelson Peltz Says Disney Fight Concerns Board, Not Bob Iger
Nelson Peltz said today that his bitter proxy fight with Disney is “not about Mr. Iger, nor is it a referendum about his leadership” even as CNBC reported that his…
Bob Iger And Disney Get Backing In Proxy Battle From Ex-CEO Michael Eisner
Disney and its current CEO, Bob Iger, have secured the backing of Iger’s onetime boss, former Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner. In a statement posted to social media, Eisner didn’t…
Disney Slams ISS Decision Recommending Nelson Peltz For Board
Disney pushed back on a report today by leading proxy advisory firm ISS recommending shareholders vote activist investor Nelson Peltz to the board, and withhold votes for company board nominee…
Disney Rejects Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Advice To Shareholders About Nelson Peltz
The fight for the future of the Walt Disney Company got very fast and furious this morning. Just minutes after influential proxy advisory board Institutional Shareholder Services recommended adding activist…