Bob Iger wins bitter proxy battle with activist investors over Disney board seats
Disney CEO Bob Iger on Wednesday announced a heated battle with activist investor Nelson Peltz, who had sought a seat on the entertainment giant’s board of directors, claiming the company had underperformed in the streaming TV era. Won the proxy battle. Instead, investors voted for the re-election of all 12 of Disney’s current directors announced […]
Disney Shareholders Back CEO Bob Iger, Rebuff Activist Shareholders Who Wanted to Shake Up Company amid Losses
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) – Disney shareholders rallied behind longtime CEO Robert Iger and activist investor Nelson Peltz, who was seeking a seat on the board, on Wednesday. He voted to reject his ally, former Disney chief financial officer Jay Laszlo. The company had recommended director candidates that did not include Peltz or Laszlo. In their […]
Disney wins battle against activist investors in proxy fight
Rich Greenfield, partner at LightShed Ventures, talks about the future of Disney on “The Craman Countdown.” Disney won a proxy battle with an activist investor on Wednesday. The entertainment giant, led by CEO Bob Iger, announced Wednesday afternoon that 12 nominees for its board of directors have won re-election after a preliminary count. Disney said […]
Belarus arrests well-known activist on charges punishable by up to 4 years in prison, group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – Belarusian authorities have arrested a prominent activist on a charge of up to four years in prison, the country’s oldest rights group said Tuesday, in what appears to be the latest in a years-long crackdown on dissent. According to the Viasna Center for Human Rights, Dozmitry Kuchuk of the Green Party, […]
John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Poet, music producer, and counterculture figure, released after a series of small pot busts and a lengthy prison sentence to a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert. John Sinclair, the inspirational man released from prison, has died. He was 82 years old. Sinclair died Tuesday morning of congestive […]
2 charged in fentanyl death of prominent NYC trans activist
Two men have been charged with providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in February, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Antonio Venti, 52, of Long Island, sold Gentili drugs on February 5, and Michael Quillan, 44, of Brooklyn, supplied Venti with the deadly drugs, according to text messages. Federal […]
Disney and activist investors gear up for battle at annual meeting: what to know
Rich Greenfield, partner at LightShed Ventures, talks about the future of Disney on “The Craman Countdown.” Disney and activist investors have been trading jabs ahead of the entertainment giant’s shareholder meeting on Wednesday. The back-and-forth situation stems from Disney’s ongoing proxy battle with two companies, Trion Group and Blackwells Capital. The entrance to Walt Disney […]
Biden Has Changed His Tune On Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ As Activist Pressure Mounts — And Election Draws Near
President Joe Biden is quietly but surely shifting strategy on the Israel-Hamas war amid looming threats from activist groups and voters ahead of the 2024 election. For the first time since the war began on October 7, the United States failed to veto the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). solution He called for an “immediate” […]
Riot Breaks Out in Paris Airport over Deportation of Kurdish Activist
Riots broke out at a Paris airport during an attempt to deport Kurdish activists, with dozens of men clashing with French immigration and law enforcement officials. Chaos broke out at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Wednesday as about 20 supporters of Kurdish activist Fiaz Korkmaz scuffled with police and civilian airport staff who tried to […]
Princeton grad, LGBTQ activist who led queer alumni charged with possession of child porn
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