BURBANK, Calif.—A long-simmering but now boiling proxy war over control of the Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. will come to a head April 3 when the company holds its annual shareholder meeting and votes are finalized over membership of the board that oversees the entertainment giant—a vote that could decide the fate of current CEO Bob Iger.
Mr. Iger, who had retired as CEO in 2020 and ceded control to Bob Chapek, was pulled back into service by the Mouse House about a year later when Mr. Chapek was ousted amid what was seen as uneven management of the firm, which was struggling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
