PhotoLOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday brought the company’s chief executive, Robert A. Iger, face to face with a smattering of people who demanded that he resign from President Trump’s business policy forum. None of the three who broached the topic with Mr. Iger were actual shareholders, but were instead acting as proxies for groups of shareholders. In wake of Mr. Trump’s immigration order in January against refugees and seven Muslim-majority countries, some participants have faced immense pressure from customers to quit. Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, did just that. “I think it’s actually a privileged opportunity to have a voice in the room,” Mr. Iger said.

Source: New York Times March 08, 2017 21:06 UTC