19.01.2009 15:36 Uhr, Quelle: 9to5Mac

Jobs seeking re-election to Disney board

Steve Jobs has been a board member of Disney since 2006 when they bought Pixar, the digital animation studio he had run after originally leaving Apple.  According the the FT, his re-election bid may be fraught with people like Charles Elson, professor of corporate governance at the University of Delaware who state: “A directorship is not an honorary position, If he’s said he can’t run Apple, how on earth can he [stand for the Disney board again]?  Non-executive directors of large public companies need to be able to devote at least 250 hours a year to the position.” Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, has cited Mr Jobs knowledge and experience as he positions Disney to capitaliz

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