PepsiCo’s Hugh F. Johnston Named Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Walt Disney Company, Filling Christine McCarthy’s Former Role

The Walt Disney Company has named Hugh F. Johnston as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 4, 2023. Disney Names New CFO Johnston is currently Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo, where he held multiple leadership positions over his 34-year career there. Johnston will report directly to Disney CEO … Read more

Andy Hopkins Becoming Interim Disney Parks CFO as Kevin Lansberry Takes Over for Christine McCarthy

Andy Hopkins and Kevin Lansberry

With Christine McCarthy stepping down as The Walt Disney Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), there’s a chain of people taking over interim positions. Interim CFOs As reported in the original announcement, Kevin Lansberry will take over as interim CFO. Lansberry is currently EVP and CFO of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Andy Hopkins will take … Read more

BREAKING: Christine McCarthy Stepping Down as Disney CFO

Christine McCarthy will be stepping down as The Walt Disney Company’s Chief Financial Officer and taking a family medical leave of absence. Effective July 1, Kevin Lansberry, EVP and CFO of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, will serve as the Interim CFO “while a thorough search of internal and external candidates is conducted for a … Read more