A new report from CNBC chronicles Bob Iger’s retirement and Bob Chapek’s tenure as The Walt Disney Company’s CEO, leading to Iger taking the role back in November 2022. The full story includes office showers, a hippo, references to “Mean Girls” starring Lindsey Lohan, and references to “The Eiger Sanction” starring Clint Eastwood, but a … Read more
In today’s Q3 2023 earnings call for The Walt Disney Company, CEO Bob Iger shared a statement on the ongoing strikes in Hollywood, stating he is “personally committed” to ending them. Bob Iger Comments on Hollywood Strikes After being slammed for saying the demands of writers and actors were “not realistic,” Iger has shared more … Read more
Mark Parker, the newly appointed chairman of The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors, will lead a committee specifically created to find Bob Iger’s replacement for CEO. The press release about Parker’s appointment states, “Mr. Parker will also chair a newly created Succession Planning Committee of the Board, which will advise the Board on CEO … Read more
In a surprise twist, Disney Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy has now emerged as the leading candidate to take over the CEO position at The Walt Disney Company. According to Deadline, McCarthy was “a steady hand” when Iger and Chapek were in charge. She was “influential in helping to successfully engineer a string of key … Read more
No one really knows what former Disney CEO Michael Eisner thinks about another former CEO Bob Chapek or the direction of The Walt Disney Company, but based on a recent Twitter post, we might have a better idea. The day after Chapek was fired and Bob Iger was back in the CEO’s seat, Eisner tweeted, … Read more
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Goldman Sachs 2022 Communacopia + Technology Conference later this month. His Q&A will be on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT. The session will be streamed live on The Walt Disney Company website and … Read more
According to Deadline, Bob Iger, the former CEO of Disney, plans to write another book about his 15 year history as the company’s chief. This book will focus on what it’s like to face crisis and disruption as a leader. Iger released his first book, “The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years … Read more
Disney’s Board of Directors is meeting in Florida for their annual retreat, where they will be discussing serious matters involving the company, according to Los Angeles Times. Disney’s CEO, Bob Chapek, is a member of this board, and it’s rumored that Chapek’s contract may be one of the talking points for this meeting. From saving … Read more
The recently retired Disney executive, Bob Iger, sat down with The New York Times in a recent interview talking all about how “Star Wars” helped Disney survive the streaming wars, rumors about a potential return to The Walt Disney Company, and more. Iger sat down with Kara Swisher of The New York Times and addressed … Read more
In a recent report from CNBC, anonymous executives confessed their prediction that Bob Iger will return as CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2022. One executive told CNBC there are “already internal wagers at Disney about Iger returning.” Public outcry against current CEO Bob Chapek grows as Disney stock suffers a nearly 20% year-to-date … Read more