Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Disney released the official vote counts from its 2024 meeting of shareholders held April 3 — in which investors decisively defeated a campaign by activist investor Nelson Peltz to win a seat on its board.
According to the votes disclosed in an SEC filing Tuesday, nine of the Disney-backed director candidates received more than 90% of the shares voted in their favor.
The highest totals were received by Disney’s two newest directors, appointed last November — Morgan Stanley executive chairman James Gorman (98%) and former Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch (96%) — and former Cisco and Google exec Amy Chang (96%).
Disney CEO Bob Iger, as previously reported, received 94% of shares voted in his favor. The lowest vote totals in favor of their reelection were the two incumbent Disney board members targeted by Peltz’s Trian Partners for removal — Maria Elena Lagomasino (63%) and Michael Froman (88%) — alongside Disney chairman Mark Parker (88%).
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