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Disney buys Pixar

January 25, 2006 Animation giant is paying $7.4 billion in stock--a deal that makes Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs the single largest Disney shareholder. TAGS: Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co., Steve Jobs, shareholder, animation, Hollywood, studio, CEO, Apple Computer, president, MP3

HP rejects compensation proposal

March 16, 2006 Shareholders kill a proposal that would have allowed HP to recoup bonuses paid to underperforming executives. TAGS: executive compensation, proposal, shareholder, compensation, Carly Fiorina, Patricia Dunn, policy, HP, CEO

Siebel shareholders: Explore 'strategic alternatives'

April 14, 2005 A group of shareholders that owns one-third of Siebel Systems says the software company needs a buyer. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., shareholder, firm, CEO

Yahoo, shareholders convene--at last

August 2, 2008 At the annual shareholders meeting, Yahoo honchos continue to voice optimism about the company's future. Some investors had hoped for more action. TAGS: shareholder, Stephen Shankland, Dawn Kawamoto, digital media, Yahoo! Inc., investor, Carl Icahn, Jerry Yang, coverage, stock price, blog, CEO, video

CEOs on the firing line

June 29, 2003 Performance-related dismissals are up and board tolerance is down at large companies around the world. Strategy + Business examines the numbers behind this annual Booz Allen Hamilton study. TAGS: turnover, succession, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., CEO, Asia-Pacific, shareholder, firing, study

HP investors sue over Fiorina payout

March 7, 2006 Suit alleges computer maker violated its own severance cap when it doled out payment to ousted CEO. TAGS: Carly Fiorina, payout, shareholder, Michael Capellas, plaintiff, salary, investor, bonus, termination, HP, computer company, CEO, agreement, payment

Yahoo investors, and others, make noise on the Web

June 19, 2007 Eric Jackson credits his Internet campaign for organizing disgruntled Yahoo investors and helping to bring about Semel's departure as CEO. TAGS: shareholder, Terry Semel, hedge fund, Yahoo! Inc., investor, campaign, CEO

Webvan delivers its last word: Bankruptcy

July 9, 2001 The troubled online grocer says it has ceased operations and plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. TAGS: Webvan, HomeGrocer, online grocer, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, bankruptcy, grocer, operation, IPO, shareholder, food, CEO

Yahoo-eBay deal a Google buster?

May 25, 2006 Multiyear partnership centered on advertising, e-commerce and search comes as Yahoo, eBay face threat from search juggernaut. TAGS: Terry Semel, shareholder, eBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc., e-commerce, leadership, Google Inc., CEO

Apple's Jobs brushes aside backdating concerns

May 10, 2007 Some institutional shareholders castigate the CEO for his role in stock option scandal, but most praise him for making them richer. TAGS: Steve Jobs, shareholder, stock option, proposal, Apple Computer, representative, compensation, CEO

Sun shareholders: We want say in exec pay

September 22, 2006 CEO got a big pay raise in fiscal 2006; some shareholders want to have an influence on what the bosses make. TAGS: shareholder, Sun Microsystems Inc., senior executive, Jonathan Schwartz, compensation, Scott McNealy, stock option, exec, chairman, CEO

Icahn's showdown with Motorola reaches final hour

May 7, 2007 Shareholders will vote Monday evening to determine if the billionaire investor will win seat on Motorola's board. TAGS: Carl Icahn, shareholder, Motorola Inc., Ed Zander, seat, investor, interest, fight, Time Warner Inc., CEO, letter, cell phone

Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates

February 16, 2008 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Terry Semel, Bill Gates, CEO, shareholder, acquisition, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Shareholders blast CEO Semel for Yahoo performance

June 12, 2007 But they follow board recommendations to reject pay-for-performance and censorship proposals. TAGS: Terry Semel, shareholder, pay-for-performance, Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., monetization, Jerry Yang, proposal, CTO, Google Inc., leader, CEO

Jobs' new Disney role raises conflict concerns

January 25, 2006 Even with precautions, deals between studio and Apple could raise serious conflict-of-interest issues, experts say. TAGS: Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Disney Corp., Steve Jobs, shareholder, merger, Apple Computer, film, concern, CEO, TV, video

Siebel replaces chief executive

April 13, 2005 Company chooses a former Webvan chief to replace Michael Lawrie, who had been CEO for less than a year. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., business software, Webvan, shareholder, CEO, investor, IBM Corp.

EarthLink gets a new CEO

June 26, 2007 As the Internet service provider navigates rough waters, a chief executive known for fiscal prudence takes the helm. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Helio, municipal Wi-Fi, CEO, CFO, shareholder, Wi-Fi, city, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Internet service

Week in review: Yahoo's bitter pill for Icahn

June 6, 2008 Yahoo's poison pill may keep Yang with the company. Icahn sets a price and sets out his terms. Meanwhile, we await what's up Steve Jobs' sleeve. Also: Green tech. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., shareholder, pill, Week in review, Jerry Yang, compensation, CEO, Steve Jobs, letter, Apple Computer, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp.

Shareholders take aim at Sun

September 21, 2005 Shareholder activists want Sun to end its "poison pill" takeover defense, make executive stock option awards more performance-based. TAGS: Scott McNealy, shareholder, Sun Microsystems Inc., proposal, stock option, compensation, CEO

Otellini takes over at Intel, fleshes out strategy

May 18, 2005 At annual meeting, Craig Barrett hands the reins to the chipmaker's fifth CEO--who assures shareholders the PC market remains vibrant. TAGS: Craig Barrett, Paul Otellini, CEO, shareholder, Intel, chip company, chairman, president, PC
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