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Nelson Peltz sells Disney stake weeks after Brooklyn Beckham’s billionaire father-in-law lost takeover battle

Peltz criticised the board for their failure to vet former CEO Bob Chapek

The Independent UK

Inside the real-life ‘Succession’ story playing out at Disney to replace CEO Bob Iger

Bob Iger has made finding a suitable successor his chief priority

The Independent UK

Risky business: Why executives keep finding themselves in political firestorms

Back in March 2022, Disney’s then-CEO Bob Chapek said that his company wouldn’t take a public stand on Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Four days later, he yielded to rebukes from LGBTQ employees, reversed his decision and criticized the bill publicly.

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Disney Shareholders Rally Behind CEO Robert Iger

Disney shareholders support CEO Robert Iger over activist investors. Iger's return boosts stock performance.

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Bob Iger Claims Victory in Disney Proxy Battle

Shareholders vote down Trian, Blackwells nominees

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Disney Investors To Vote On Winner In Succession Proxy War

Disney shareholders will deliver a verdict later Wednesday in the company's long-running struggle over leadership at one of the spring's most costly and closely-watched annual meetings.

International Business Times

Here's What's at Stake in Disney's Proxy Battle With Nelson Peltz

The Disney annual stockholders meeting is coming up, with board seats at stake.

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Disney faces showdown with critics amid calls for strategy shakeup

The studio’s shareholders will decide in an upcoming meeting whether they trust Bob Iger’s vision or billionaire Nelson Peltz

The Guardian - US

Disney Can't Prove DeSantis Retaliated Against It, Federal Judge Rules

Disney has vowed to appeal the ruling.

Reason

Mutiny at Disney? Bob Iger’s fight to right the ship faces showdown with shareholders

Summoned out of retirement to right the company, Iger faces shareholders who want to shake up the board

The Guardian - US

A History Of The Beef Between Disney And Elon Musk

Bob Iger is already in a fight with Florida, and now he's battling a billionaire in Elon Musk.

Cinemablend

Why more CEOs could quit their jobs in the next two years

Burnout is taking a toll on CEOs, and boards are more willing to oust underperformers.

Fortune

Elon Musk says Disney boss should be ‘fired immediately’ amid X ad boycott

Billionaire launches broadside against Bob Iger after Disney became latest firm to pause advertising

The Guardian - UK

CEO in Name Only: How to tell if you're a CE-NO instead of a CEO, and what to do about it

Corporate leaders like Linda Yaccarino and Bob Chapek show the perils of undermined leadership.

Fortune

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Disney Names Former PepsiCo Exec Hugh Johnson as New CFO

34-year veteran of soft-drink giant succeeds Christine McCarthy

The Independent UK

Disney boss Bob Iger refused to relinquish his office to successor as it had shower, claims report

Bob Iger told Bob Chapek that he lived for ‘two-shower days’

Cinemablend

Bob Chapek May Have Handed The Disney Reigns Back To Bob Iger But Now They’ve Been Cited In Another Lawsuit Together

Disney's Bobs are both being sued over alleged issues with Disney+ financials.

Fortune

Promoting your CEO to executive chair can be a big mistake. So why are so many companies doing it?

Disney's bumpy ride under Bob Iger and Bob Chapek shows the downsides of moving a veteran CEO into the chairman's position.

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Cinemablend

Disney Has Been Sued Again, And The Lawsuit Is Similar To Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow Filing

After Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit with Disney over Black Widow was settled, the company is facing another similar lawsuit.

Reason

By Trying To 'Move On,' DeSantis Admits His Fight With Disney Was a Political Stunt All Along

It was never a principled fight against special privileges granted to a private company.

Fortune

At 20 S&P 500 companies, the CFO earned 50% or more of what the CEO was paid in 2022

A Fortune analysis compares compensation numbers.

Orlando Sentinel

Yes, tourism has slowed in Orlando, but don’t blame Disney vs. DeSantis

This hasn’t been the most sizzling of summers for Central Florida’s theme parks. Rising costs, searing heat and the shifting of post-pandemic travel to international locations and cruise ships are putting a damper on attendance, experts say.

Zenger

Disney Extends CEO Iger’s Tenure Amid Analyst Skepticism

Stock remains neutral as uncertainty looms over succession and challenges facing the entertainment giant.

Broadcasting & Cable

Disney Board Extends Bob Iger’s CEO Contract Through 2026

Search for long-term successor continues

Fortune

What Nike got right and Anheuser-Busch got wrong in Dylan Mulvaney controversies

Sarah Kate Ellis analyzes the fallout of a "battleground" Pride Month.

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