Roy E. Disney

George Lucas backs Disney CEO Bob Iger in Nelson Peltz proxy fight

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Filmmaker and Hollywood legend George Lucas is throwing his support behind Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger in the bitter proxy battle between the company and activist investor Nelson Peltz. Lucas, who received 37.1 million Disney shares as part of Disney’s $4.05 billion purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012, is currently the largest individual investor in the … Read more

Inside story of Iger and Chapek

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Illustration by Elham Ataeiazar After pushing again his retirement 4 occasions, Bob Iger lastly made the leap. On Feb. 25, 2020, he introduced he would step down as Disney’s CEO. His hand-picked successor, Bob Chapek, then Disney’s parks chairman, would take over the day-to-day job of operating the corporate, efficient instantly. As a part of … Read more