Ovitz mismatched, Poitier testifies
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Actor Sidney Poitier, a former Walt Disney Co. director, said he supported firing ex-company president Michael Ovitz because he was mismatched with other executives.
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Michael S. Ovitz, the disgraced former president of Walt Disney, last week told his side of the story about his controversial tenure at the company in the mid-1990's.
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The Walt Disney Company&#39;s multimillion-dollar contract with Michael S. Ovitz was unreasonable and one of the most generous ever, a compensation expert testified yesterday.
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Michael Ovitz staunchly defended his efforts as president of the Walt Disney Co. yesterday in between biting exchanges with the attorney representing shareholders in a $140 million lawsuit.
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In his fifth day of testimony, former Disney president Michael Ovitz said protecting himself financially from a job loss during his contract negotiation was important, The Associated Press reports.
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The trial of a lawsuit by Walt Disney Co. shareholders who accuse the board of directors of rubberstamping a deal to hire Michael Ovitz
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Michael S. Ovitz, the former president of the Walt Disney Company, vigorously defended his 14-month tenure on Tuesday, saying his efforts to expand and improve
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GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Shareholders suing Walt Disney  Co.'s  board of directors on Thursday portrayed Michael Ovitz  as a dishonest and erratic executive who should have been fired  instead of walking away from his job with $140 million in  severance pay.
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Disney big cheese Michael Eisner took the witness stand for the first time yesterday in an ongoing shareholder lawsuit, defending his choice of ex-super talent agent Michael Ovitz as Disney&#39;s No.
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Wednesday that he relied on advice from the company's top lawyer in determining that former Disney President Michael Ovitz couldn't be fired for cause.
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Former Walt Disney Co. President Michael Ovitz defended his tenure in the job, testifying that efforts to improve and expand the No.
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Oct-28-2004 - A shareholder suit brought about by outrage over the severance package paid to former President Michael Ovitz is unveiling some deep dissention in the House of Mouse, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Michael Ovitz wanted a &#36;50 million signing bonus to become president of the Walt Disney Co., but the directors who eventually hired him were not willing to make that kind of outlay, an executive compensation expert testified Tuesday.
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Once labeled the most powerful man in Hollywood, Michael Ovitz portrayed himself yesterday as a victim whose every move at Disney was thwarted by his boss, Michael Eisner.
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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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A former director at Walt Disney testified that the president, Michael Ovitz, was fired because his management style differed sharply from the chief executive's.
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Michael Ovitz staunchly defended his efforts as president of the Walt Disney Co. on Thursday in between biting exchanges with the attorney representing shareholders in a &#36;140 million lawsuit.