Amidst a proxy fight with Trian, Walt Disney Co. (DIS) announced that it will cut ~7k jobs as part of a $5.5B cost savings plan.
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Boardroom Alpha Digest: Wed, Feb 1
Fedex Corp. (FDX) announced it would be laying off ~10% of its corporate workforce and Ryan McInerney officially takes over at Visa (V).
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Wed, Jan 25
Campbell Soup (CPB) announces a new CFO, DeSPACs are back in action and the rest of the Boardroom Alpha digest.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Mon, Jan 23
Activist investor has taken a multi-billion dollar position in Salesforce Inc. (CRM) and the rest of today’s digest.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Jan 19
Reed Hastings has stepped down as Co-CEO of Netflix (NFLX), Trian continues to fight Disney (DIS), and Flotek (FTK) CEO is out.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Tues, Jan 17
Disney (DIS) is ramping up its defense against Trian and Nelson Peltz, and the IPO market has kicked off with two new issues.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Weds, Jan 11
Nelson Peltz’s Trian is gearing up for a proxy fight against Walt Disney Co. (DIS) who named Mark Parker as chairman.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Tues, Jan 10
Former DeSPAC Wejo Group Ltd. (WEJO) is set to merge with another SPAC and Frank D’Amelio joins the board of Pfizer (PFE)
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Mon, Jan 9
Rite Aide Corporation (RAD) parts ways with Heyward Donigan and Paya Holdings (PAYA) acquisition highlight Monday’s daily digest.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Jan 5
Boardroom Alpha’s Daily Digest highlights include Elizabeth Spaulding resigning as CEO of Stitch Fix (SFIX) and JNJ’s Kenvue filing for an IPO