Nelson Peltz and Blackwells Capital Defeated in Disney Proxy Fight

Collage of Nelson Peltz and Bob Iger

Nelson Peltz and Blackwells Capital have lost their proxy fights to get their nominees onto the Disney Board of Directors, according to Reuters. Disney Board of Directors Proxy Fights Ahead of Disney’s annual shareholders meeting, the company announced that their current Board of Directors was successfully re-elected. This slate of executives includes: Nelson Peltz, CEO … Read more

Blackwells Launches Proxy Fight, Seeks to Split Disney Into 3 Companies, & Criticizes Elon Musk

Blackwells Capital nominees Leah Solivan, Craig Hatkoff, and Jessica Schell

With an SEC filing, Blackwells Capital has officially launched its proxy fight with Disney, hoping to get three nominees on Disney’s Board of Directors and criticizing Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management. Blackwells Capital’s Nominees As previously announced, Blackwells Capital has nominated former Warner Bros. and NBCUniversal executive Jessica Schell, Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Craig Hatkoff, … Read more