Eisner Continues Defense of Hiring, Firing
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When Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner and Disney President Michael S. Ovitz appeared on &quot;Larry King Live&quot; on Sept.
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Michael D. Eisner, chief of Disney, downplayed his decade-long relationship with Michael S. Ovitz, the former president of Disney, as he began testifying in a shareholder lawsuit.
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive  Michael Eisner said company President Robert Iger is his  "preferred choice" to succeed him in running the entertainment  conglomerate, according to an interview in Sunday's Los Angeles  Times.
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Former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz insisted Tuesday that he worked tirelessly to better the company but frequently ran into resistance from CEO Michael Eisner and a handful of senior executives who refused to report to him.
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Directors of the Walt Disney Company went on trial Wednesday on shareholder accusations that they rubber-stamped a decision by the chief executive, Michael D. Eisner
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Walt Disney Co.  dissident shareholders Roy Disney and Stanley Gold on Monday said CEO Michael Eisner, who last week said he would step down in two years, should be forced to leave by early next year.
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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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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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By Bloomberg News. Michael D. Eisner, the chief executive of Walt Disney, kept board members abreast of the negotiations to hire the talent agent Michael S. Ovitz as the company&#39;s president
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Former Walt Disney Co. Director Richard Nunis testified today he deferred to Chief Executive Michael Eisner&#39;s decision to fire ex-President Michael Ovitz and give him a $140 million severance package.
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A board member testifies Monday that the former CEO was fired in large part because of his reckless exaggeration to Wall Street analysts.
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A lawyer for shareholders suing Walt Disney Co.'s directors on Wednesday sparred with Chief Executive Michael Eisner over everything from his work history to his recollection of an important board meeting, kicking off what could be days of heated questioning.
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Michael Eisner lashed out at the &quot;clichÃ©d&quot; portrayal of the &quot;real&quot; Hollywood in his fifth and final day testifying in a shareholder suit over former company president Michael Ovitz&#39;s lucrative payout.
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Walt Disney&#39;s board of directors went on trial this week on shareholder accusations that it merely rubber-stamped a decision to hire Michael Ovitz and allowed him to walk away
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Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner tried to turn back years of criticism Monday by insisting that he was neither rash nor selfish in hiring friend Michael Ovitz as president in October 1995.
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CEO who once led company to industry glory has found himself under fire in recent years. LONDON -- Michael Eisner, who led the Walt Disney Co.
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The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it expects to hire a new chief executive by next June after a search that will include both inside and outside candidates to replace Michael Eisner, who is retiring in 2006.