Disney Plans to Expand Board With Tech Executive Carolyn Everson

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DCBaker

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"As a top executive at Facebook and Instacart, Carolyn Everson knows a lot about the habits of tech-savvy consumers. Soon, she may be able to help Walt Disney Co. figure out how to harness them.

Disney plans to expand its board of directors to 12 from 11 and nominated Everson as a new member. The move is supported by Third Point LLC, the activist investor that in August took a new stake in Disney and suggested a litany of big moves, such as spinning off ESPN or buying out Comcast’s ownership of Hulu.

“We have a productive and collegial relationship with Third Point, with whom we share a deep commitment to continue building on Disney’s many successes and increasing shareholder value,” said Disney CEO Bob Chapek in a prepared statement."

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Disney Plans to Expand Board With Tech Executive Carolyn Everson

Disney has nominated tech executive Carolyn Everson to its board, a move that has the backing of activist investor Third Point
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WondersOfLife

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She kinda looks like the creepy animatronic guy from the Tomorrowland film...


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Lilofan

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She's currently jobless. After being an exec at Facebook , she became President of Instacart only to resign three months later.
 
mdcpr

mdcpr

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Lilofan said:
She's currently jobless. After being an exec at Facebook , she became President of Instacart only to resign three months later.
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Maybe 'jobless' was her taking a break. A former FB VP with a Harvard MBA probably can afford to take breaks between jobs and more risks.
 
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Lilofan

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mdcpr said:
Maybe 'jobless' was her taking a break. A former FB VP with a Harvard MBA probably can afford to take breaks between jobs and more risks.
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3 months into new job then resigning ? Time to spend time with family is a favorite reason. Why waste Instacart time and money to take the top job and three months later leave a take a break? Fantasy speculation.
 
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TP2000

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WondersOfLife said:
She kinda looks like the creepy animatronic guy from the Tomorrowland film...

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Her head shot does look rather... glowy. Like she's actually an angel living amongst us, secretly inspiring us to do good works and steering corporate boards to the light. Or something.

Lilofan said:
She's currently jobless. After being an exec at Facebook , she became President of Instacart only to resign three months later.
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Really? That's weird. I wonder what happened at Instacart to turn her around 180 degrees and out the door so fast? That kind of stuff is always... weird. There's a story there.
mdcpr said:
Maybe 'jobless' was her taking a break. A former FB VP with a Harvard MBA probably can afford to take breaks between jobs and more risks.
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Do you know the expense and energy it requires for a private company to seek out and onboard a new senior executive leader? Much less a new corporate President? And the applicant spends a similar amount of time and resources researching the company before they take the job.

A new corporate President doesn't just leave after 3 months to "take a break". Either something was very wrong within Instacart, or something was very wrong with Ms. Everson. Or, a combination of both of those things.

Regardless, it's weird that she would do that.

But at least her corporate head shot makes her look glowy.👼
 
mdcpr

mdcpr

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TP2000 said:
Her head shot does look rather... glowy. Like she's actually an angel living amongst us, secretly inspiring us to do good works and steering corporate boards to the light. Or something.



Really? That's weird. I wonder what happened at Instacart to turn her around 180 degrees and out the door so fast? That kind of stuff is always... weird. There's a story there.


Do you know the expense and energy it requires for a private company to seek out and onboard a new senior executive leader? Much less a new corporate President? And the applicant spends a similar amount of time and resources researching the company before they take the job.

A new corporate President doesn't just leave after 3 months to "take a break". Either something was very wrong within Instacart, or something was very wrong with Ms. Everson. Or, a combination of both of those things.

Regardless, it's weird that she would do that.

But at least her corporate head shot makes her look glowy.👼
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I do happen to know the expense of onboarding a new senior executive leader, and the contracts aligned to it, and the golden parachute of a good payout when things don't work out. ;)
 

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