The Walt Disney Company announced the nomination of former Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams to its board of directors. This will increase the total number of board members from 10 to 11. Jeff Williams Nominated to Disney Board According to the press release, Jeff Williams will stand for election as a new independent director … Read more
Changes coming to the Disney Disability Access Service, Disney officials confirm DAS changes are due to overuse, and new Walt Disney World hotel discounts for summer and early fall 2024 — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Daily Recap for 4/9/2024 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s … Read more
Nelson Peltz and Blackwells Capital lose their proxy fight with Disney, new concept art released for “Avatar” land coming to Disneyland Resort, and the first artwork for “Moana 2” released — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Daily Recap for 4/3/24 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s … Read more
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
With over half of shareholder votes cast, Disney is winning their proxy battle against Nelson Peltz, according to the Wall Street Journal. A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal reported Nelson Peltz was ahead when 20% of votes were cast. Peltz aims to replace Maria Elena Lagomasino on the Disney Board of Directors. His … Read more
Proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones is the second to endorse Trian Partners’ Nelson Peltz for a seat on The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors. Egan-Jones Supports Nelson Peltz “We see very little downside and a lot of upsides in putting the Trian nominees on the board,” Egan-Jones said, citing an “apparent lack” of a long-term … Read more
Josh Gad, who voices Olaf in the “Frozen” franchise and played LeFou in the live-action “Beauty and the Beast,” has made a post on Instagram supporting Disney CEO Bob Iger amid the ongoing proxy fights with Trian Partners and Blackwells Capital. Josh Gad Supports Bob Iger Gad shared a photo of Iger and wrote: What … Read more
In a statement to DealBook, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company Michael Eisner expressed his support for current CEO Bob Iger and Disney executives amid proxy fights with Trian Partners and Blackwells Capital for Board of Directors seats. Michael Eisner Supports Bob Iger Michael Eisner was CEO from 1984 to 2005. When internal and … Read more
Influential proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommends The Walt Disney Company shareholders vote for Nelson Peltz to join the Disney Board of Directors. ISS Supports Nelson Peltz for Disney Board In a report released on Thursday, ISS states Disney has “failed” in creating a succession plan for the CEO position. Current-and-former Disney CEO … Read more
The former president of Walt Disney Imagineering, Bob Weis, has shared a statement of support for CEO Bob Iger during the ongoing proxy fight against Trian Partners’ Nelson Peltz and Blackwells Capital. Bob Weis Voices Support for Bob Iger In a post shared to his personal Instagram account, Weis, shared the following statement alongside a … Read more
George Lucas, the creator of “Star Wars” and founder of Lucasfilm, has expressed support for The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger amid proxy fights with Trian’s Nelson Peltz and Blackwells Capital. George Lucas Supports Bob Iger Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, during Iger’s first tenure as CEO of the company. Disney has … Read more
Glass Lewis, a proxy advisory company, announced their support for The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger and the current Board of Directors amid proxy fights with Trian Partners and Blackwells Capital. Glass Lewis Supports Disney Glass Lewis said in a report released on Monday, March 18 that Disney “is undertaking what we consider to … Read more
The Disney Board of Directors’ top four contenders to replace Bob Iger, Easter Treats coming to Walt Disney World, new Main Street U.S.A Cast Member costumes hitting Magic Kingdom — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, March 14, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT New Merchandise Walt Disney World Resort … Read more
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon spoke out in favor of The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger and the company’s current Board of Directors during the ongoing proxy battle against Nelson Peltz. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Endorses Bob Iger Dimon told CNBC’s David Faber the following. Bob is a first-class executive and outstanding leader … Read more
Disney released a new video on VoteDisney.com encouraging shareholders not to vote for Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo, Trian’s nominations for Disney’s Board of Directors. Disney Attacks Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, & Ike Perlmutter The video asks, “What’s the harm of letting activist investor Nelson Peltz or Jay Rasulo have a seat on Disney’s Board?” … Read more
Blackwells Capital has launched TheFutureOfDisney.com and shared a video explaining why shareholders should elect their nominees to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors. In the video and a letter to shareholders, Blackwells outlines how they believe Disney should be using artificial intelligence and similar technology. Blackwells Suggests Disney Utilize AI for Characters and Theme … Read more