Yahoo! News has more information on the latebreaking news. “The Walt Disney Co.’s board voted late Wednesday to split the roles of chairman and chief executive, hours after shareholders delivered a stinging rebuke by withholding 43 percent of their votes for CEO Michael Eisner’s re-election to the board.” Under the new arrangement, which is immediately effective, George Mitchell will now serve as chairman while Michael Eisner remains as CEO.
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