When Harvey Weinstein was fired a year ago this week, commentators were quick to point out that all of his board members were men. Similarly, when Leslie Moonves was forced out of CBS last month, many noted that just three of the company’s 14 directors were women. The #MeToo movement has raised a question that often follows corporate disasters: Could this have been avoided if more women were in charge?...

The Walt Disney Company board announced Thursday that it has elected Michael Froman as a new director.

Froman is the vice chairman and president of strategic growth at Mastercard, where he works to expand strategic partnerships with governments, NGOs, and other institutions. Froman also oversees Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth, an independent subsidiary of the company that aims to create more equitable financial growth around the world...

CBS has made it official: Leslie Moonves is stepping down as chairman-CEO amid a cascade of sexual assault allegations and CBS and National Amusements Inc. have settled the legal battle that erupted in May over control of the company. CBS chief operating officer Joe Ianniello has been named interim CEO of the company. The shakeup at the top includes the addition of six new board members to the 14-member CBS board, which has been at odds with NAI...

Sumner Redstone seized control of Viacom in a hostile takeover in 1987. He then made sure that no other corporate raider could take it from him, dividing the company’s stock into voting and nonvoting shares. Thirty years later, Redstone’s absolute control is under threat not from an external foe but from within...

Board members from CBS Corp. and Viacom are expected to meet as soon as next week to begin discussions on the valuations of both companies for a possible merger. Executives at both media companies have been hip-deep in crunching numbers and preparing financial data to guide the discussions between the members of the special committees assembled to consider options for a CBS - Viacom reunion...

A CBS shareholder charges in a new legal filing that corporate board members and CEO Leslie Moonves were “recklessly profligate” when they approved nearly $13 million in pay over three years for one-time chairman Sumner Redstone , after it became clear that he was “incapacitated beyond recovery.” The most damning new evidence in the amended complaint, filed in Delaware Chancery Court, comes from Redstone’s own admissions about his condition, in a lawsuit against two former caretakers and paramours — Manuela Herzer and Sydney Holland. The filing says that the corporate leaders looked out for ...

Viacom chief Philippe Dauman has opted not to attend Allen & Company’s Sun Valley media conference, a spokesman for the company said Thursday. The exclusive gathering of moguls and billionaires was being closely watched because Shari Redstone , who is battling with Dauman for control of Viacom, is on hand. She has been seen at the resort with CBS chief Les Moonves and with Nicole Seligman, a former Sony executive and newly named board member...

One shareholder asked the Viacom question. Leslie Moonves talked up the pending launch of Showtime as a digital-only option. The four items on the agenda were passed by better than 97% margins, and the entirety of CBS’ 2015 annual shareholders meeting on Thursday morning was completed in just under 30 minutes. “No company in better position to benefit from a dynamic shifting marketplace than CBS,” Moonves said during his state-of-the-company presentation...

Hammer fills the seat vacated in October by Marc Andreessen. She is one of 10 independent directors on the 12-member board chaired by Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar. The appointment comes as Ebay prepares to separate its PayPal service into a ...

Live Nation Entertainment has added music vet Jimmy Iovine to the concert promoter's board of directors . Iovine serves as an independent director of the board, and will help Live Nation as it seeks new ways to attract and engage live music fans...

TOKYO — Sony announced the nominees for its board of directors , including five new faces, on Tuesday. One is former U.S. ambassador to Japan John Roos, a veteran Silicon Valley lawyer with an enormous array of contacts who may help Sony strengthen ...

The Freedom of the Press board of directors is set to bring on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden as its newest member. The addition will come into effect next month, the org announced...