The big takeaway from April 3’s Disney shareholders meeting was that Bob Iger won. Iger and the Disney Board were able to fight off the proxy battle from activist investor Nelson Peltz and his Trian Management Fund.  But while Bob Iger’s win over Nelson Petlz will get all the headlines, this isn’t going to dramatically affect Disney fans on a ...

Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk has taken another step in going head-to-head with Disney CEO Bob Iger, but his latest jab at the House of Mouse leader lacked something imperative to his success as a Disney Company nemesis: originality. Elon Musk: a CEO’s CEO (and Founder and Innovator and . . .) Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and ...

This week, the Walt Disney Company and its CEO, Bob Iger, find themselves in the fight of their lives. On April 3, Disney shareholders will meet to vote on a new Board of Directors. Iger is facing off against activist investor Nelson Peltz. Peltz and his Trian Fund Management own around two percent of Disney. He is seeking two sets ...

It’s been nearly 18 months since Disney CEO Bob Chapek was relieved of his duties, only to be replaced as the head of the Walt Disney Company by his predecessor, Bob Iger. Since that time, Bob Chapek has maintained a relatively low profile. However, for the first time since his firing as Disney CEO, Bob Chapek sat down for an ...

For a while now, Disney fans have been excited about the $60 billion expansion that Disney CEO Bob Iger promised for the theme parks over the next 10 years, but now, the official allocation of funds has been shared, and that $60 billion turned into $30 billion real fast. As Disney recently stated, “The Walt Disney Company is developing plans ...

At a crucial time for the Walt Disney Company, it is losing one of the people who is responsible for creating and expanding Disney’s theme park operations. In an announcement on Linkedin and Instagram this morning, Barbara Bouza announced that she was leaving as President of Walt Disney Imagineering. Bouza had been in the job since 2021, when she replaced ...

While speaking yesterday at a conference hosted by Morgan Stanley in San Francisco, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger made waves with what appeared to be a massive announcement about the future expansion of Disney Parks. Iger said:  We have thousands of acres of land still to develop. We could actually build seven new full lands if we wanted to ...

Disney shares have seen a strong bounce back over the last few weeks. Fresh off of a fortifying announcement surrounding diverse investments into Epic Games, park expansion, and a new partnership to strengthen ESPN and introduce their own sports streaming service, most investors are satisfied, except one, Nelson Peltz. Disney investors have successfully rallied around the company lately, according to ...

A former White House and Pentagon official who was a “poster child” Disney kid shared how the company could be saved, and the suggestion might surprise you. The Walt Disney Company is known to be one of the most progressive and innovative entertainment companies in the world, and for good reason. For many years now, Disney has always had some ...

Late last year, when activist investor Nelson Peltz launched his second proxy battle against the Walt Disney Company and its Board, one of his many complaints was that there was no clear succession plan for Disney CEO Bob Iger. Peltz’s main concern was that without a plan, Disney would get a repeat of former CEO Bob Chapek. So, how hard ...