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NEWS: Disney CEO Announcement Could Be Imminent, Says Iger Adviser

By Samantha Kendall 3 Comments

Since Disney CEO Bob Iger returned to the company in 2022, he knew he had some incredibly important tasks to check off his To-Do List.

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But, there’s one task that might prove to be the most integral to the future of Disney — choosing a successor to replace him once his contract expires. Though his contract has already been extended once since his return, it’s set to expire in 2026. Rumblings of who’s on Iger’s shortlist to replace him have been swirling for a while, and it’s possible we could get an announcement sooner than we originally thought.

“We’ve Learned From the Past” — Disney CEO Bob Iger Comments on Succession Process

By Samantha Kendall 1 Comment

Since Bob Iger returned as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, we all knew he’d be tasked with something extremely important: find and train his successor.

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It’s something he’s done once before, and that didn’t work out quite like Iger probably hoped. We’ve been keeping tabs on Disney’s search and done deep dives into multiple rumored candidates, but now, we have an update on just how this search is going.

“We Thought We Made the Right Decision” — Disney CEO Bob Iger Comments on Bob Chapek Selection

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November 2022 brought sudden DRASTIC changes to the Disney Company.

Bob Chapek and Bob Iger©CNBC

Bob Chapek was swiftly removed as CEO and Bob Iger returned to the position. Since that time we’ve seen a lot about what led to Chapek’s removal and what Iger felt about certain decisions Chapek had made. But now we’ve heard even more from Iger himself about the decision to pick Chapek as his successor.