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
Disney and CFTOD settle their state lawsuit, Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle shares a statement on the resolution, and a Marvel overlay is coming to “it’s a small world” at Tokyo Disneyland — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom EPCOT Disney’s Hollywood … 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
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
After The Walt Disney Company announced their Board of Directors nominees and recommended shareholders do not vote for Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo, Peltz’s Trian Partners has officially begun a proxy fight to get Board seats. Trian, Nelson Peltz, and Disney Trian filed a preliminary proxy statement on Thursday, Variety reports. Trian is hoping to … Read more