Iger Said to Be Eisner's Choice at Disney
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Michael Eisner has told Walt Disney Co. directors that company president Robert Iger is his "preferred choice" to succeed him as chief executive of the media giant, according to a newspaper report published Sunday.
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Walt Disney Co.'s Michael Eisner would be willing to stay on as chairman after relinquishing his chief executive post next year, according to published reports.
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October 26, 2004 -- Walt Disney Co. said its board chose executive search firm Heidrick &amp; Struggles to help it find a new chief executive officer when Disney CEO Michael Eisner steps down.
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Dissident Walt Disney Co. shareholders Roy Disney and Stanley Gold on Tuesday endorsed the board&#39;s plans to find a successor to Chief Executive Michael Eisner, effectively
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GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Michael Eisner, the chief  executive of the Walt Disney Co. DIS.N, on Thursday said it  was "stupid" to appear on a national television show in 1996 to  show his support for Michael Ovitz and conceded he was less  than candid with the public during the interview.
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner said company President Robert Iger is his &quot;preferred choice&quot; to succeed him in running the entertainment conglomerate, according to an interview in Sunday&#39;s Los Angeles Times.
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GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s chief  executive Michael Eisner on Wednesday was confronted with notes  in which Michael Ovitz was called "dangerous" and "a caged  animal" as he desperately tried to fire his one-time friend  from the entertainment giant.
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LOS ANGELES -- Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner plans to quit the companyâs board when his contract expires in 2006, but said he wonât leave Disney before then as some prominent shareholders have demanded.
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GEORGETOWN, Del., Oct. 26 -- Michael Ovitz said on Tuesday that Walt Disney Co. would have made a string of dazzling deals and shrewd strategic moves during his brief tenure as the company's president in the mid-1990s, if only chief executive Michael D. Eisner had not shot down his ideas.
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Eisner has said that Disney President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger would be his choice as successor, but the Disney board is expected to consider many candidates.
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On Wednesday, Disney President Robert Iger told a conference crowd in London that it is &quot;unlikely&quot; the two will strike another distribution deal, according to Reuters.
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner said he expects to leave the board when he steps down as CEO in 2006, ending speculation that he would switch roles and become chairman of the company.
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The Board of Directors of US entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. has chosen a search firm to help it find a successor for Disney CEO Michael Eisner, the company announced Monday.
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In order to take the top job as Disney, Robert A. Iger, the companyÂs president, must walk a fine line between stating his accomplishments and appearing to engage in an unseemly campaign for the job.
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GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s chief  executive Michael Eisner on Wednesday was confronted with notes  in which he called Michael Ovitz "dangerous" and "a caged  animal" as he desperately tried to fire his one-time friend  from the entertainment giant.
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Michael Eisner, the veteran chief executive of Disney who has been the subject of a mounting campaign of vilification by rebel shareholders, will leave the company when his contract ends in September 2006.
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Walt Disney Co. dissident shareholders Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, who have called for Chief Executive Michael Eisner&#39;s replacement, said their campaign was successful and praised the board&#39;s