GE Capital
William D. Cohan
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February 7, 2024
Culp Fiction
In two months, GE, which Jack Welch once steered to a $650 billion market value, will officially be split into three public companies—the final act of its last C.E.O., Larry Culp. It didn’t have to be this way for America’s formerly most iconic company. This is how we got here.
William D. Cohan
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January 15, 2023
Bob Iger’s Full Nelson
The legendary Disney C.E.O. may think he can placate or assuage Nelson Peltz and his firm, Trian. But Disney has a major problem on its hands—whether Iger lets Peltz into the henhouse or not.
William D. Cohan
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November 16, 2022
The Corporate Divorce of the Century
By the mid-90s, Jack Welch was forced to ponder succession. Before him were a coterie of bright-eyed prospects—Cote, Immelt, Calhoun, and Nardelli, among them. But in the background was a scandal that befell perhaps his most qualified candidate. This is an excerpt from Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.
William D. Cohan
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September 28, 2022
Apollo’s Mile High Club
In the post-Black, post-Harris era, Apollo has eaten up the airline industry with a carnivorous blend of opportunism and financial creativity, and a healthy appetite for risk. Is owning an airline the endgame?
William D. Cohan
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February 9, 2022
Zucker’s Next Move?
Media and business gossips are already speculating about Jeff Zucker’s next move once the CNN imbroglio dies down. Zucker’s tenure atop NBCU may provide some clues.
William D. Cohan
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November 14, 2021
The Jack Welch Conundrum
Twenty years after stepping down as the leader of GE, and being minted the C.E.O. of the century, Jack Welch’s baby is about to become three companies. What went wrong?