Steve Jobs (the largest shareholder in Disney after the release of his Pixar to Disney in 2006) was re-elected to the board of directors of the Walt Disney Company.
The shareholders' meeting held yesterday in Salt Lake City has therefore supported the Hospitality operator executive of Apple, and rejected the objections raised by some investors, according to which the health problems of Jobs would interfere with his work .
Glass Lewis & Co, for example, had urged shareholders not to support Jobs and votargli against because of numerous and repeated absences at meetings.
But Disney is the same to defend the creator of the iPhone through a note to Bob Iger, CEO of the company: "The Walt Disney Company is considered lucky to have Steve Jobs as a member of its board of directors."
The reconfirmation of Jobs, and the other 12 members of the board, took place with 74% of the vote. With these numbers, the title of Walt Disney rose 1, 93% in stock. The shareholders' meeting has also given the go ahead with the proposal that shareholders can express their views on the remuneration of individual members committed to the Board.
Source: Mela10.it