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The Battle for Disney With Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

The Compound and Friends

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Board representation by hedge funds and the progress of Disney's turnaround

This chapter discusses the lack of constituency for board representation from hedge fund managers and the ongoing turnaround at Disney. The speaker believes hedge fund managers are seen as a sideshow, and shareholders are expected to agree that Disney is making progress. They also discuss plans for ESPN and share a successful example of how the CEO dealt with activist attacks on salesforce.

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