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Disney Boardroom Battle Was Not Targeted At Bob Iger, But Holding The Board Accountable, Says 13D Founder — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Disagrees
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 4:07am | 759On Tuesday, while appearing on CNBC’s “Last Call,” Ken Squire, the founder and president of 13D Monitor, shared his perspective on the boardroom battle at Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS), saying it was not targeted at Bob Iger. What Happened: Squire said that Nelson Peltz, the nominee...
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun 'Should Have No Voice In Naming Successor,' Says Jeffrey Sonnenfeld: 'They Failed. He's Like A Wounded Animal In The Corner'
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 4:43am | 744Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a renowned business analyst, has publicly criticized Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) CEO Dave Calhoun’s handling of the company’s recent crises. What Happened: On Wednesday, Sonnenfeld expressed his views on CNBC’s Last Call and remarked on Boeing’s ongoing legal...
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Disgraced FTX CEO Bankman-Fried Also Invested In Elon Musk's SpaceX, The Boring Company
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 10:03am | 606FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could face criminal charges following the collapse of the popular cryptocurrency exchange last week. Bankman-Fried was known as a market genius by his cult-like group of crypto followers, and internal FTX documents reportedly show that Bankman-Fried had...
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What The Pros Are Saying After Apple's 'Darkest Day'
Friday, January 4, 2019 - 1:17pm | 569Wedbush's Dan Ives said in a Thursday note Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s "jaw-dropping" guidance revision represents the "darkest day" in the company's history. Here's what some experts are saying as the dust begins to settle. Cramer: Chinese...
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The Legacy Of Outgoing PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi
Monday, August 6, 2018 - 2:54pm | 621PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) shares gained more than 1 percent Monday morning after the company confirmed CEO Indra Nooyi will step down Oct. 3. The 62-year-old executive has been with PepsiCo for 24 years and will remain in her position until early 2019. She will be replaced by Ramon...
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Cashin, Sonnenfeld Differ On The Dow's Tumble If Cohn Resigns
Friday, August 18, 2017 - 3:25pm | 337The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 300 points Thursday amid concerns that President Donald Trump's administration could see Gary Cohn resign as economic adviser. If this scenario plays out, the reaction to stocks could be quite notable, although experts degree on the severity. Yale...
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Management Pro Discusses Trump's Leadership Style
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 - 2:58pm | 291Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the senior associate dean of leadership programs as well as the Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management for the Yale School of Management. On Tuesday, Sonnenfeld was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment on Tuesday to offer his expert take on what sort of...
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Nelson Peltz Explains Why Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Is Wrong In His Analysis On Trian Partners
Saturday, April 4, 2015 - 1:02pm | 413Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, management expert and professor at Yale School of Management, recently wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal arguing that in the past several years index funds have outperformed activist hedge funds. Sonnenfeld was particularly critical of Trian Fund Management...
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Business Leaders, Politicians & Academics Tackle International Issues At Yale CEO Caucus
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 4:45pm | 495Some chief executives and academics appeared together on CNBC's Squawk Box program early Wednesday to discuss Tuesday's Yale CEO Caucus in Washington, D.C. That semiannual roundtable event invites scholars, business representatives and political leaders to examine the financial effects of...
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Experts Say Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Is Doing Well Despite Harsh Odds
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 10:04am | 392TheStreet.com's director of social media Rocco Pendola and Yale School of Management's Senior Associate Dean for Executive Programs and Lester Crown Professor in the practice of management Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discussed their positive views on Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer's leadership...