Disney CEO Bob Iger labels the proxy battle with Nelson Peltz a "distraction," as they now move to select the next CEO while Peltz denies personal vendetta.
Bob Iger
Dana Walden is a top contender for the Disney CEO role, potentially making history as the first woman in the position, but former executives are not sold on her experience.
Some investors are rallying for changes in the April 3 meeting, which would affect Disney's future. Bob Iger needs shareholder support to keep his position.
Disney heirs pen a letter to support CEO Bob Iger amid feud with Nelson Peltz, who wants to seek board position.
Elon Musk has called for the immediate ouster of Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Iger learned that Steve Jobs' cancer had returned less than an hour before Disney announced it was buying Jobs' Pixar studio in 2006, and Iger kept the Apple co-founder's condition a secret for three years, according to Bloomberg, citing a new biography of Jobs.
Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) board extended Chairman and Chief Executive Bob Iger's contract through June 2018, keeping him at the helm of the media and theme park company two years longer than he previously planned.
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