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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The leaders of the effort to oust Michael Eisner as chief executive of Walt Disney Co. have called on the company's board to reject Eisner's offer to retire in 2006 and his pick of president Robert Iger as his successor.
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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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Walt Disney Co President and Chief  Executive Robert Iger received a 7 percent increase in total  compensation in fiscal 2007, to $27.7 million, according to a  filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on  Friday.
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Sept. 10, 2004 - Michael Eisner plans to step down as chief executive of the Walt Disney Co. when his contract expires in 2006, he said in a letter to the company&#39;s board of directors.
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Disney confirms that Michael Eisner has informed the entertainment giant&#39;s board of his intention to retire when his current agreement ends in just over two years.
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For Walt Disney Co. chief Robert  Iger, the decision to hold the entertainment giant's annual  shareholder meeting in New Orleans on Thursday 18 months after  Hurricane Katrina was as much personal as professional.
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GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Michael Ovitz said he fought  and begged to stay on at Walt Disney Co. until his good friend  and boss Michael Eisner pushed him out, the former Disney  president, now at the center of a shareholder lawsuit,  testified on Wednesday.
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ichael D. Eisner, the embattled chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Co., told the board of directors Thursday that he plans to step down in two years.
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The Walt Disney Co.  board of directors on Tuesday said it expected to find a chief executive to succeed Michael Eisner by next June and would consider both outside executives and Disney President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger for the position.
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In a move that may have been designed to reassure shareholders, Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner has announced that he will retire from the company when his contract ends in 2006.
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Wednesday that he relied on advice from the company&#39;s top lawyer in determining that former Disney President Michael Ovitz couldn&#39;t be fired for cause.
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A Walt Disney Co. director testified Tuesday that he believed Disney chief executive Michael Eisner had the authority to fire Michael Ovitz as the entertainment giant&#39;s president.
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Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.'s former president, testified Tuesday that he was undercut a number of times by Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner as he tried to expand the entertainment giant's business.
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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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CQ&quot;&gt; Walt Disney Company shareholders might have done a double take when their chief executive, Michael D. Eisner, testified in court last week about the brief tenure of his friend, Michael S. Ovitz, as company president.
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The Walt Disney Co. DIS.N board  of directors on Tuesday said it expected to find a chief  executive to succeed Michael Eisner by next June and would  consider both outside executives and Disney President and Chief  Operating Officer Bob Iger for the position.