Disney makes board changes, Bryson not independent (http://www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2004/01/06/rtr1200621.html) - Reuters, 1/6/04

QuikQuote: The changes come as the Burbank, California-based owner of theme parks, film studios and ABC TV network fights back against claims by Roy Disney, nephew of company founder Walt Disney, and another former director, Stanley Gold, that Eisner has mismanaged operations and that the board is beholden to the powerful chief executive.
Later this month the board will nominate a slate of directors for election Disney's annual meeting in Philadelphia on March 3. Disney said directors Thomas Murphy and Raymond Watson would retire when their terms expire in March.

This is the important part:
In a statement, Disney said its board had declared John Bryson, the chief of utility Edison International, to be a non-independent director because his wife serves an executive of the Lifetime cable TV channel, which is half-owned by Disney.

Gold, who had fought his exclusion from the board's governance and nominating committees, had criticized a decision to treat Bryson as independent despite his wife's employment in a post in which she earned more than $1 million in fiscal 2001.

CP, I am limited to the amount I can quote here at MousePlanet, the Headline stated that news...

And I wanted to let folks know where the annual meeting was going to be... I wonder how much of a snow storm Michael will be praying for on March 3rd in Philadelphia:~D

I'm most interested in reading their new 'code of conduct and (cough) ethics' when it is published...:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Cadaverous Pallor
This is the important part:

Disney said its board had declared John Bryson, the chief of utility Edison International, to be a non-independent director because his wife serves an executive of the Lifetime cable TV channel, which is half-owned by Disney.


DUH!

Well, you know, Stan Gold's daughter is a CM, and THAT is a bigger conflict that Bryson.:rolleyes:

And, of course, still no mention of Bryson suddenly being named to the board right after Edison International paid for the naming rights to Disney's stadium in Anaheim. (And now getting out of the deal after Disney sold the team and stadium.) What a shocker. :rolleyes: