Board elections will be held at Disneys annual shareholder meeting on April 3.
We do not oppose Mr. Igers reelection nor his continued service as CEO.
The relationship between Mr. Iger and Mr. Perlmutter is irrelevant.
Bob Iger & Isaac PerlmutterGetty/AP
That critique came ina 20-page slide deck, a follow-up to an anti-Trian videoreleased by Disney earlier this week.
The clash has intensified ahead of Disneys annual shareholder meeting on April 3.
(Trian laid out its case in a 130-page white paper earlier this month.)
Perlmutters oversight of Marvels studio was severed in 2015, the document continues.
His alignment with Peltz and the campaign to dislodge Iger began soon thereafter.
Rasulo doesnt escape scrutiny in the latest blast from Burbank.
Trian has made succession a key aspect of its criticism of Disney.
Meanwhile, as the proxy saber-rattling continues, a notable business figure has aligned with Iger.
Bob is a first-class executive and outstanding leader who Ive known for decades, Dimon said in the statement.
He knows the media and entertainment business cold and has the successful track record to prove it.
Its a complicated industry filled with creative talent, requiring the unique expertise and engagement skills that Bob possesses.
Putting people on a Board unnecessarily can harm a company.
