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Nelson Peltz and @TrianManagement want you to believe that their Board involvement in companies delivers outsized market returns.
The data tells a different story.
Analysis by Professor Jeff Sonnenfeld of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute shows that “at least half of the companies who have had Peltz on their Board underperformed the S&P 500 during the entirety of his board tenure”: https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/activist-investor-nelson-peltzs-track-record-doesn’t-back-up-his-bluster
Disney share price has underperformed over the last few years and its shareholders deserve better returns on their investments.
Blackwells Capital has a vision for the future of Disney and our Board nominees are best suited to help deliver a future that will benefit all Disney shareholders for decades to come.
Learn more: bit.ly/49wYEE9 #thefutureofdisney #disneydeservesthebest
Bob Iger is set to retire as Disney CEO in 2026 — and then what? Disney is a legacy institution, and it deserves a solid plan and experienced, capable leadership for the future.
Blackwells’ Board nominees collectively have decades of substantial experience with succession planning. Learn more about our nominees and our vision for #thefutureofdisney: bit.ly/49wYEE9 #disneydeservesthebest
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Why is Dirk Van de Put complimenting Nelson Peltz and Trian Fund Management, L.P. on his board tenure at Mondelēz International?
Mondelēz International's share price significantly underperformed the S&P Global 500 during Mr. Peltz's tenure on its Board.
The Walt Disney Company shareholders deserve leaders that outperform, not underperform!
A transcript of the above video is copied below:
“Fellow Walt Disney shareholder, 2024 is an important and exciting year that will help guide the future of Disney. My firm, Blackwells Capital, has nominated three individuals to serve alongside existing Disney board members in a constructive and collaborative way and use their immense skillsets to enhance the skills and performance of Disney’s board. Another firm, Trian Management, is running a proxy battle of a very different flavor. Trian Management, headed by Nelson Peltz, is running a misguided campaign and one that we believe can be perilous for shareholders. Case in point, this morning, Mr. Peltz released a tweet that appears to be an endorsement by the CEO of Mondelēz, where Mr. Peltz served as a director between 2014 and 2018. We will put that up on the screen for you to read. The issue that we have with this tweet, Mr. Peltz, is that during the time you served on Mondelēz’s board, the share price of Mondelēz went up 27%, while the S&P went up 45%. We don’t understand what kind of endorsement this is, and we honestly wonder if you’re laughing at us, because the Disney investors can do much better than that kind of underperformance moving forward. And, if that’s the best that you have, Mr. Peltz, we call on you to terminate your campaign and endorse the Blackwells nominees.”