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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Markets in the green, Davos in full swing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Shreyashi Sanyal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. In Asia, chip companies lifted Taiwan stocks, with heavyweight Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp surging as much as 6.6%. Peltz said he and Rasulo will be like "Batman and Robin" in an interview with CNBC, if they get elected. India's wealthy, China's shrinking working populationIndia's affluent population is set to nearly double and drive consumption growth in the world's fifth-largest economy.

Persons: Dow, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Peltz, Rasulo, Robin, Bernstein, AllianceBernstein Organizations: CNBC, Dow, Apple, Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, Disney, Trian, Management, Davos India, Economic Locations: Asia, Taiwan, India, Davos, Switzerland, China, Pacific

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Dow breaks losing streak
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Shreyashi Sanyal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 17, 2024 in New York City. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Dow snaps 3 days of declinesThe blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Thursday after falling for three straight days, with the other main indexes also ending higher. Peltz said he and Rasulo will be like "Batman and Robin" in an interview with CNBC, if they get elected.

Persons: Dow, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Peltz, Rasulo, Robin, cryptocurrency Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Dow, Apple, Bank of America, Disney, Trian, Management, Davos India, Economic, Analysts Locations: New York City, Switzerland, India, Davos, cryptocurrencies

Activist investor Nelson Peltz is stating his case for joining Disney 's board. The proxy battle comes as Iger tries to streamline the sprawling media company to rein in spending and make its Disney+ streaming platform profitable. Peltz reiterated in a CNBC "Squawk Box" interview Thursday morning that he believes Disney's current board oversight is "awful." Peltz and Rasulo aim to execute a clear vision for the brand's theme parks, targeting "high-single digit operating income growth," according to the filing. Peltz told CNBC on Thursday that he paid a visit to Disney World last week.

Persons: Nelson Peltz, Peltz's, Peltz, Jay Rasulo, they'd, Rasulo, Bob Iger's, Bob Chapek, Trian, Iger, that's Organizations: Disney, Peltz's Trian Fund Management, Netflix, CNBC, ESPN, Hollywood Studios, CNBC PRO Locations: Kingdom

☆ What activist investor Nelson Peltz can bring to the board of underperforming Disney
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Trian officially nominated Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo as directors for consideration at the company's upcoming annual meeting. Trian oversees about $3 billion worth of Disney stock. The board oversight is awful," the activist investor told Jim, who agrees. In March 2018, Peltz joined the board of Procter & Gamble — a relationship that led to market share gains and improved financial performance. Peltz has been pushing Disney board representation since the beginning of 2023 .

Persons: Trian, Nelson Peltz, Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Disney, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Ike Perlmutter's, Bob Iger, Jim, we've, Procter & Gamble, there's, Iger, Bob Chapek, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, David A Organizations: Trian Partners, Disney, Marvel Entertainment, missteps, CNBC, ESPN, DIS, Procter &, Netflix, Alpha, Grogan Locations: New York

☆ Nelson Peltz is launching a blitz on Disney. Here's what he says is next in his proxy fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Disney and its investors are going to start hearing a lot from activist investor Nelson Peltz. Disney's annual meeting last year was April 3. Disney plans to launch a direct-to-consumer ESPN service either later this year or in 2025 as the sports network's traditional cable subscription model fades. After it reports earnings Feb. 7, Disney will release its definitive proxy materials, which include the date of the annual meeting. Neither side usually knows who is winning until days or hours before the annual meeting because those massive investors often vote late in the process.

Persons: Nelson Peltz, Peltz's, Jay Rasulo, Peltz, Trian, Glass Lewis, Rasulo, Bob Iger Organizations: Disney, Management, Twitter, CNBC, ESPN

☆ James Gorman talks Disney succession, proxy fight as he gears up to join board
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said Thursday that he's gearing up to join a succession planning committee at Disney , which will advise the board on choosing CEO Bob Iger's successor. Trian said it would push for Peltz and former Disney executive Jay Rasulo to join the board. "Disney is forming a succession committee, which I'll be joining," Gorman told CNBC's David Faber. Disney said Gorman was referring to the succession committee the company announced in January. Before he ended his previous reign as CEO, Iger renewed his contract multiple times.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Bob Iger's, Gorman, Jan, Jeremy Darroch, Nelson Peltz, Trian, Jay Rasulo, CNBC's David Faber, Morgan Stanley's, he's, Disney, Iger, Bob Chapek Organizations: Disney, Sky, CNBC

☆ Big M&A and Bob Iger's future: 13 media executives make their anonymous 2024 predictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Executive 2: Bob Iger will, again, extend his contract as Disney CEO Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger renewed his contract through 2026. This executive predicted "fool me five times, shame on me." This executive predicted Peltz and Rasulo will win their campaign and both join the board. This person predicted Disney would purchase privately held Candle Media to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, the owner of CoComelon. This executive predicted Yaccarino would either lose patience or find her job increasingly pointless and leave the company in 2024.

Persons: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Walt Disney Company Bob Iger, Michael M, David Zaslav, Slaven Vlasic, NBCUniversal, Brian Roberts, Roberts, Donna Langley, Bob Iger, Iger, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Marco Bello, Peltz, Rasulo, Disney's, Dana Walden, Dana Walden Jason Laveris, Disney Entertainment Dana Walden, Walden, Bob Chapek, Andrew Wilson, Wilson, Chris Licht wouldn't, McCarthy, Andrew Wilson Michael Newberg, Kevin Mayer, Mayer, Bryan van der Beek, Tom Staggs, Staggs, Jayson Tatum, Kyle Terada, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Alec Martinez, Gray, Discovery's Max, Jeff Zucker, Lady Michelle Obama's, Michelle Obamas, Cheriss, Gerry Cardinale, Jeff Shell, RedBird, Shari Redstone's, David Ellison, Byron Trott, Zucker, Mark Thompson, Linda Yaccarino, X Linda Yaccarino, Vox, Jerod Harris, Yaccarino, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Boorstin, Elon Musk's, Jason LaVeris, Barbie, Mario, Oppenheimer, LightShed's Greenfield Organizations: Walt Disney Company, New York Times, Santiago, Getty, Jazz, Lincoln Center, Warner Bros ., Comcast, Warner Bros, Discovery, Disney, Trian Fund Management, Future Investment Initiative, Summit, Bloomberg, Filmmagic, Disney Entertainment, Electronic Arts, CNBC, Candle Media, Iger, Media, Moonbug Entertainment, Apple Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, USA, National Basketball Association, NBA, Apple, The College, ESPN, College, NHL, MLB, Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, Mobile, National Hockey League, Diamond Sports Group, Scripps, Gray Television, Las Vegas Golden Knights, Arizona Coyotes, Phoenix Suns, Street Journal, Netflix, Hulu, Max, Paramount, RedBird, Paramount Global, CNN Worldwide, CNN, NurPhoto, BDT, The Ritz, Carlton, FilmMagic, Mario Bros Locations: New York City, Disney, Miami , Florida, Las Vegas , Nevada, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point , California

☆ Will 2024 bring good tidings to media and telecom companies? That's unlikely
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-19 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Still, legacy media companies including Disney, Paramount Global, Warner Bros. Since the "Great Netflix Correction" of 2022, there isn't a unifying growth narrative for media and entertainment companies. Disney, Paramount Global and NBCUniversal have all pegged 2025 as their flagship streaming services' first full year of profitability. Beyond financial metrics, several executives privately acknowledged morale has become an increasing concern at legacy media companies. One executive noted he's increasingly hearing from peers that running media and entertainment companies just isn't as fun as it was five or 10 years ago.

Persons: Corey Martin, Granderson Des Rochers, Martin, Jerome Powell, Liu Jie, Shari Redstone, David A, CNBC Shari Redstone, Biden, Sinclair, Lina Khan, Joe Biden, Khan, There's, John Harrison, Brian Roberts, Drew Angerer, Donald Trump, Trump, David Zaslav, Michael M, Disney, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Bob Iger, he's, LightShed's Rich Greenfield Organizations: Universal Studios, Warner Bros . Discovery, Disney, Paramount Global, Comcast, Granderson, U.S, Federal, Washington , D.C, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Allen, Co . Media, Technology Conference, Grogan, CNBC, Trump, Nexstar, Gray Television, Federal Trade, Verizon, Mobile, NBCUniversal, CBS, NBC, EY, Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, Trump's Department, Justice, Time Warner, Republican, Democratic, Netflix, Cable, Warner Bros, New York Times, Santiago, Getty Images Media, Management, Paramount Locations: Washington ,, United States, Sun Valley , Idaho, Tegna, Europe, U.S, EY Americas, New York City

Trian Fund Management on Thursday announced it was nominating its CEO, Nelson Peltz, and former Walt Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to the media giant's board, as the firm wages a contentious proxy fight with Disney. The firm announced it was seeking two board seats for Peltz and another media executive, following what it called "significant value destruction and missteps" that the board oversaw. Trian's proxy fight comes as Disney CEO Bob Iger tries to right the ship after a broad restructuring that resulted in thousands of layoffs. Disney has said the proxy fight is apparently in part due to a personal grudge held by Peltz's ally and former Marvel boss Ike Perlmutter. Trian has oversight of shares owned by Perlmutter, who has been an outspoken critic of Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Persons: Nelson Peltz, Walt Disney, Jay Rasulo, Trian, Rasulo, Disney, Bob Iger, Peltz's, Ike Perlmutter, Perlmutter, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Jeremy Darroch Organizations: Trian Fund Management, Future Investment Initiative, Summit, Trian, Management, Walt, Disney, Company, Peltz, Marvel, Sky Locations: Miami , Florida

☆ Inside Bob Iger's Disney contract extension: a CEO moving to protect his legacy and get succession right this time
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Lucia Moses | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Disney extended CEO Bob Iger's contract for 2 years, through the end of 2026. Company watchers won't be shocked by the move, since Iger extended his previous tenure in the role many times. Insiders said he wants to protect his legacy and stabilize the business, especially after the exit of its CFO. Disney just extended Bob Iger's contract for two more years, through 2026, the company announced today. Iger pledged at the time to prioritize finding a successor, but he has extended his contract before — four times during his first 15-year tenure.

Persons: Bob Iger's, Iger, Bob Chapek, Dave Heger, Edward Jones, Heger, Christian Knaebel, Christine McCarthy, Disney, — here's, Chapek, Jay Rasulo, Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs, Dana Walden, Alan Bergman, Iger's reorg, Dana, who's, Bergman, Walden, Meta execs Sheryl Sandberg, Carolyn Everson, Josh D'Amaro, Jimmy Pitaro, Adam Silver, Silver, Andrew Wilson Organizations: Disney, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, SAG, Longtime, Disney Entertainment, Pixar, ESPN, National Basketball Association, EA Locations: Iger

☆ Disney board exposed itself to activist intervention, but Peltz may be overreaching
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Disney's share price spike in 2021 was caused by the same phenomenon — investors charging into streaming services with significant subscriber growth. Activist investor Nelson Peltz spent about 30 minutes Thursday morning speaking with CNBC's Jim Cramer and David Faber in a wide-ranging interview about why he wants a Disney board seat. Now Iger's back, and the Disney board has tasked him with finding a successor in the next two years. It's a far easier case to be made that Disney's board and Iger have consistently bungled succession planning. As Trian noted in its presentation (on Slide 28), the Disney board extended Iger's retirement date five different times between October 2011 and December 2017.

☆ The Disney CFO Who Raised Concerns About Bob Chapek Has Respect on the Street
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Nina Trentmann | Mark Maurer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Christine McCarthy, Walt Disney Co. ’s longtime finance chief, took an unusual step when she expressed a lack of confidence in the chief executive to directors of the entertainment giant. But Ms. McCarthy had raised concerns to Disney directors, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CFO Journal The Morning Ledger provides daily news and insights on corporate finance from the CFO Journal team. Following the leadership shake-up, Disney faces a challenge to regain trust from the street and Ms. McCarthy needs to realign with her old and new chief executive Mr. Iger, analysts said. Age 67, Ms. McCarthy is likely to stay on while Mr. Iger reviews Disney’s strategy and searches for another successor to himself, analysts said.

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