2 more years of Eisner
Posted: Sep Fri 10, 2004 1:23 pm
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How do you mold someone into MOLD! Actually Eisner's a little more like mildew... you'll think you get rid of him, but he'll keep popping up to haunt us I bet.eagle4life69 wrote:Great just what disney needs is for him to mold someone into his image.
So, it's not that he's just wasting time until he quits, he's just running out his contract. Otherwise, if the board ousts him, he can sue for breach of contract...iMDB wrote:Eisner To Quit -- In 2006
Michael Eisner has informed the Disney board of directors that he intends to step down as chief executive in Sept. 2006, <i><b>when his current contract expires</i></b>, the Wall Street Journal reported today (Friday). "It has been a fantastic Disney ride for the past 20 years," he wrote. "Ups and downs to be sure, but filled with great satisfaction in building this wonderful creator of classic American culture into one of the premiere entertainment-oriented companies in the world." Much of Eisner's letter reads like a pep-talk, and it ends, "I can only conclude by telling you what I am doing next 'I'm going to Disneyland!'" There was no immediate comment from Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, the former Disney board members who have been leading a battle to oust Eisner. However, the New York Post quoted Disney, the 74-year-old nephew of the company founder, as saying on Thursday, before word of the Eisner letter was disclosed, that "we will definitely continue in our battle" to remove him. "We believe he's doing an awful job. ... and we wouldn't be in this battle if we didn't think we can win it." In an interview with the Journal, Eisner maintained that the Disney-Gold campaign and other controversial issues affecting the company played no role in his decision to step down. He said that <i><b>his purpose in announcing his retirement two years in advance was to ensure that "there will be a comfortable period of succession." </i></b>He repeated his belief that Disney President Robert Iger would make "a worthy successor" but he added that the final decision on that score rests with the board.
Sources tell me that the real reason the guns were taken away from the Jungle Cruise was they feared an assasination attempt on Eisner during a VIP tour. Ofcourse now that he has promised to step down in a couple years a cease fire treaty has been singed with the Jungle Cruise, and the guns can now once again ward off vicious ear-wiggling hippos.sockfire wrote:Can't we get him out any sooner?? He says he wants to groom his replacement. That's scarier than 10 more years of Eisner.
I keep hearing about that book but havent read it. Not really interested to be honest. It's no secret things haven't been hunky-dory at Disney recentlyLion Sleeps Tonight wrote:I guess this kinda goes here, but has anyone read Disney War, by James B. Stewart? A friend of mine is currently reading it, and hopefully I'll borrow it when he's finished.
I'm not a huge Eisner fan, but I think this issue is overlooked. Disney was in major trouble when Eisner came in. His leadership really did help turn this around and he deserves the appropriate credit for his ideas and management.rick-g-tn wrote:But he did do a lot for Disney when he first got there.