Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Nominated for Disney Board

Sheryl Sandberg, who joined Facebook nearly two years ago as chief operating officer, has been nominated by Walt Disney Company’s board of directors to join as an independent director. She’ll start pending her election at Disney’s next annual meeting.

There are a few interesting angles here. Clearly, Facebook is becoming an increasingly important way for media companies to reach online users. Disney has invested in a variety of Facebook Pages for its movies, theme parks, and

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