Bob Iger ‘has his hands full’ amid stock price decline, activist fight: Ex-Disney exec

Disney (DIS) CEO Bob Iger has faced many challenges since stepping back into the CEO position nearly one year ago — but he’s well equipped to handle them, according to his former head of streaming Kevin Mayer.

“Bob has his hands full,” Mayer, who now runs Blackstone-backed entertainment startup Candle Media, said at the Yahoo Finance Invest conference on Tuesday.

Disney’s stock has hit multiyear lows, and activist investor Nelson Peltz is pushing for multiple board seats at the company. The Read More

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