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☆ Disney's Bob Iger shocker is the latest sign that Wall Street is calling the shots at major companies. Here are 3 other titans that have felt activist pressure this year.
  + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Wall Street has increased its pressure on companies to get more efficient amid the ongoing stock market decline. Bob Iger's abrupt return to Disney as CEO this week is the latest example that investors are calling the shots. Corporate titans like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet's Sundar Pichai have not been immune to the pressure from Wall Street. Now, Disney is facing new pressure from Trian Fund Management's Nelson Peltz, according to the Wall Street Journal. These are three other companies that have faced pressure from investors recently as their stock prices suffer.
☆ Disney's Bob Iger returns to lead post-pandemic revamp
  + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Nov 21 (Reuters) - Bob Iger is returning as Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) chief executive officer in a bid to restore confidence in the entertainment giant and chart a faster path to profitability for its streaming business. He replaces Bob Chapek, who took charge in February 2020 just before the COVID-19 crisis hit and under whose reign the company's stock has lost about a third of its value. In 2021, he was involved in a tussle with Scarlett Johansson, star of Marvel's "Black Widow" film, over Disney's move to simultaneously release the movie in theaters and online. Disney said on Monday that Iger is "uniquely situated to lead the company through this pivotal period." Here is a timeline on his career at the company:Reporting by Akash Sriram, Chavi Mehta and Vansh Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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