Mitchell claims he can handle Eisner

[FigmentJedi]

I found this on iMDB:
Mitchell Says He Can Handle Eisner
The new Walt Disney Co. chairman, George Mitchell, has denied accusations that he is so close to CEO Michael Eisner that he cannot effectively represent shareholders' interests in overseeing the company. In an interview with today's (Thursday) Washington Post, the former U.S. senator said that the accusations were being "made by people who don't know me." He maintained that when he served in Washington "I had to look in the eyes of senators who helped me get elected and tell them, squarely, 'No.'" As for Eisner, he said that he has had dinner with him just twice in ten years. "We have a business relationship," Mitchell told the Post. "Our relationship is cordial." His current role, he emphasized, "is holding management accountable." He also disclosed that Eisner had once offered him the post of president of Disney but that he had turned him down.

 

[Shaman]

Originally posted by Tahu
I found this on iMDB:
Mitchell Says He Can Handle Eisner
The new Walt Disney Co. chairman, George Mitchell, has denied accusations that he is so close to CEO Michael Eisner that he cannot effectively represent shareholders' interests in overseeing the company. In an interview with today's (Thursday) Washington Post, the former U.S. senator said that the accusations were being "made by people who don't know me." He maintained that when he served in Washington "I had to look in the eyes of senators who helped me get elected and tell them, squarely, 'No.'" As for Eisner, he said that he has had dinner with him just twice in ten years. "We have a business relationship," Mitchell told the Post. "Our relationship is cordial." His current role, he emphasized, "is holding management accountable." He also disclosed that Eisner had once offered him the post of president of Disney but that he had turned him down.

Denial seems to be a prevalent disease in the higher echelons of the Walt Disney Company.....

I feel like going over there and giving them a nice smack in the face while loudly stating, "SNAP OUT OF IT YOU IDIOTS"!!!

:lol: :lookaroun

(I'm not really a hostile person....really I'm not)

 

[Tigggrl]

He can say whatever he wants...Having dinner with Eisner dosnt make you a "Yes" man....

 

[Woody13]

Originally posted by tigsmom
He has never taken a stand against Eisner before, what makes him think we will believe him now?

Perhaps he thought that the decisions made by Eisner were in the best interests of shareholders.

 

[Tigggrl]

So now he has heard the shareholders loud and clear...and he knows his job is in jeopardy too...but I still dont think he will change. Disney needs a new board with fresh blood, who stays true to the original Walt concept...

 

[Woody13]

Originally posted by Tigggrl
Disney needs a new board with fresh blood, who stays true to the original Walt concept...

That is the job of management, not the Board of Directors.

 

[Tigggrl]

Its still the Board who has to answer to stockholders...not management...and it is also the board who are wholly responsible for the overall operations. Management only has to carry out the orders handed down to them...
Mitchell should go...as well as Eisner.