Disney Executives Audition to Be the Company’s Next CEO
The two leading candidates to succeed Bob Iger have delivered public performances that address their perceived weaknesses.
Disney CEO Bob Iger, left, and Josh D'Amaro, head of Disney’s parks division, at the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho in July 2023.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergGood morning from Tokyo, where I watched the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Yomiuri Giants Saturday night. The baseball regular season starts Tuesday for the Dodgers. Thank Vin Scully.
While I am halfway around the world, we’ve got an update this week on one of the biggest questions back in Hollywood: Who is going to be the next CEO of Walt Disney Co.? Bob Iger has served in that role for 18 of the last 20 years. He has threatened to retire many times. He even did so briefly before returning to his old post.