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Disney board: Peltz lacks 'skills and experience', offers no 'strategic' ideas

Disney also revealed that Peltz's campaign for a board seat had a surprise backer: Marvel chairman Isaac Perlmutter.

Fortune

Disney blasts activist shareholder campaign. Marvel chair played a role in board fight

The Walt Disney Co. has come out swinging against activist shareholder Nelson Peltz's campaign to join the company's board of directors, saying the billionaire lacks a basic understanding of Disney's business and has offered no strategic ideas.

Los Angeles Times

Democrats push back against the ESG pushback

In response to House Republicans’ plans to use their new majority to investigate the ESG movement, three Democratic senators penned an op-ed accusing their GOP colleagues of overstepping. The three senators—Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)—also accused Republicans who oppose ESG of being anti-capitalist:

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Workers hate being in the office so much, many would rather get a root canal

That’s one thing that can’t be done over Zoom.

Fortune

The walls are closing in on corporate employees as major CEOs at Disney and Starbucks demand that workers start returning to the office

The latest missives from high-profile CEOs could point to a major new development in the return-to-office wars.

Fortune

The fight for Disney: Magic Kingdom prepares for battle with Nelson Peltz

Corporate drama pits chief executive Bob Iger against the veteran activist

Financial Times

Activist investor takes aim at Disney management, hoping for board position

Disney CEO Bob Iger is on the defensive after Trian Partners, which holds a $900 million stake in the company, published a report critical of his management and asked shareholders for a boardroom seat. The entertainment giant has seen its share price fall close to 40 percent in the past…

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Disney employees must return to work in office for at least 4 days a week, CEO says

Disney CEO Bob Iger sent a company-wide email to employees Monday, mandating them to come back to the office to promote creativity and collaboration.

WEKU

All major businesses demanding workers return to the office from Tesla to Disney

As hybrid working becomes the norm, we have created a round-up of the major companies and businesses that have turned their back on the policy and want their staff to return to in-person work

Daily Mirror

Disney CEO Bob Iger tells staff to return to office four days a week

Chief executive told workers to treat ‘Monday through Thursday as in-person workdays’, according to email

The Guardian - UK

Its No Longer A Small World: Disney CEO Bob Iger Terminates COVID-19 Era Work From Home Policy

Disney CEO Bob Iger Terminates COVID-19 Era Work From Home

Zenger

Bob Iger orders Disney employees back to the office four days a week

The work-from-home era is over at Walt Disney Co.

Los Angeles Times

Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake returns as CEO to save her company

Lake returns to her old job a year-and-a-half after handing over the reins.

Fortune

Could Jeff Bezos return as Amazon CEO? This analyst thinks so

After Amazon shed $1 trillion in value, could Jeff Bezos become the next CEO to return and save a troubled company?

Fortune

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US TV news legend Barbara Walters dies at 93

Pioneering television journalist Barbara Walters, who upended a male-dominated industry as the first woman to anchor an evening news show in the United States, died on Friday at the age of 93, her long-time employer ABC said.

Los Angeles Times

Barbara Walters dies at 93; news anchor broke the boy’s club of network television

Barbara Walters, the first woman to break up the all-male club of network television anchors and one of the last remaining megastars in broadcast news who deftly coaxed world leaders and celebrities alike into revealing their secrets and deepest fears, has died, according to ABC News, her longtime employer.

Los Angeles Times

The ad-supported Disney+ tier is here. Here's what to know

Baby Yoda, Willow and She-Hulk are officially in the advertising business.

Los Angeles Times

Kareem Daniel and the rise and fall of the Disney executive who helped define the Bob Chapek era

For more than a decade, Kareem Daniel faithfully followed the Walt Disney Co. script for success.

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Key Florida lawmaker says DeSantis won’t back down on Disney. But signs point to truce

MIAMI — The sponsor of the bill to repeal Walt Disney World’s special taxing district denied reports that legislators are planning to “reverse course” and suggested that while a compromise is possible, it could still dramatically dismember the special privileges the company has held for 55 years.

Fortune

Disney could regain political power of the land surrounding its Florida theme parks

Move comes seven-plus months after legislature voted to dissolve special tax district.

Fortune

A tale of two Bobs: Iger returns to fix the Mickey Mouse flubs that damaged Disney’s iconic brand

Expiring copyrights, declining revenue, and political tensions. Bob Iger is coming back to save his baby–but he faces a litany of challenges.

Businessweek

The Avatar Sequel Is a Make-or-Break Moment for Disney’s $71 Billion Fox Deal

Returning boss Bob Iger oversaw the 2019 purchase. A December premiere will help indicate whether he overpaid.

Fortune

Bob Iger quotes Hamilton as he paves the way for job cuts and Disney+ price hikes

“We have to start chasing profitability,” the returning Disney CEO said.

Los Angeles Times

Iger says he won't sell Disney to Apple in his first town hall after CEO shake-up

Walt Disney Co.'s returning Chief Executive Bob Iger threw cold water on the idea of selling the company to Apple — or acquiring other major companies — during his highly anticipated Monday town hall for employees, according to attendees who were not authorized to comment.

The Guardian - US

‘There is a lot to do’: Bob Iger outlines vision for Disney as he returns as CEO

Priorities will be creativity and profitability, a shift from a costly streaming services growth strategy pursued by predecessor

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