SpongeScott
Well-Known Member
I'll put myself on the chopping block here. I'm not a fan of Eisner, but I don't wish his death or demise like so many here do.
First, for those of you who say he should give it away--would you give it away if you were CEO of a billion-dollar corporation? No, you would not. If you were in that position, you would keep the money just as he is going to do. Yes, you might give some to charity, but you would justify what your take is and probably rightly so.
Second, do you think Eisner just marches in and states how much money he wants? I would assume that he has a contract which is approved by the board of directors and that contract includes stocks and options. I would also assume that the contract was also approved while Roy Disney was on the board.
Third, like it or not, Disney is making money and it's doubtful that Eisner is going anywhere. Facts are facts, and in a situation like this, money talks and Eisner, as CEO, is bringing in the money. Yeah, I know that park attendance is down, the parks need major upkeep work, that CM's are not what they used to be, that things are done half-assed compared to the way they used to be done, but the bottom line that investors are going to look at is how much money have you made for me lately and the company, whether attributed to Eisner or not, is on the upswing after some rough economics.
So, moan and complain about Eisner all you want, but as was mentioned in another thread, Eisner is not Satan or the antichrist and he's not out to make your life as miserable as possible. And we are not going to oust him because a couple thousand of us on a few websites are disgruntled with him.
First, for those of you who say he should give it away--would you give it away if you were CEO of a billion-dollar corporation? No, you would not. If you were in that position, you would keep the money just as he is going to do. Yes, you might give some to charity, but you would justify what your take is and probably rightly so.
Second, do you think Eisner just marches in and states how much money he wants? I would assume that he has a contract which is approved by the board of directors and that contract includes stocks and options. I would also assume that the contract was also approved while Roy Disney was on the board.
Third, like it or not, Disney is making money and it's doubtful that Eisner is going anywhere. Facts are facts, and in a situation like this, money talks and Eisner, as CEO, is bringing in the money. Yeah, I know that park attendance is down, the parks need major upkeep work, that CM's are not what they used to be, that things are done half-assed compared to the way they used to be done, but the bottom line that investors are going to look at is how much money have you made for me lately and the company, whether attributed to Eisner or not, is on the upswing after some rough economics.
So, moan and complain about Eisner all you want, but as was mentioned in another thread, Eisner is not Satan or the antichrist and he's not out to make your life as miserable as possible. And we are not going to oust him because a couple thousand of us on a few websites are disgruntled with him.
