Walt Disney contrive to notice a replacement to current CEO Bob Iger “ in former 2026 , ” harmonise to a statement released toThe New York Times .
The news comes as part of “ board wag - up ” for Disney , as seasoned Wall Street banker James P. Gorman is already been set to interchange Mark G. Parker as its chairperson effective January 2 , 2025 . “ A decisive priority before us is to appoint a new C.E.O. , which we now gestate to announce in early 2026 , ” Gorman allege in a statement . “ This timing shine the progress the sequence planning committee and the gameboard are making and will take into account plenteous time for a successful transition . ” As president , Gorman will meet his task of finding an heritor to Iger , who rejoined the company in late 2022 after his handpicked successor , Bob Chapek , was dismiss by Disney ’s board after just two years at the helm .
The NYT report that the top candidate to replace Iger as CEO are presently “ Dana Walden , Disney ’s top television executive ; Josh D’Amaro , who run theme parking lot and video games ; Alan Bergman , Disney ’s picture foreman ; and Jimmy Pitaro , whose feoff is ESPN . ” However , “ extraneous prospect are also being review . ”
Bob Iger at the premiere of “Doctor Odyssey” held at Bel-Air Bay Club on 22 January 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California© Photo by Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty Images
Despite Iger in public say he is “ unquestionably ” leave alone the company a second time when his contract pass on December 31 , 2026 , the outlet notes “ some multitude inside and outside of Disney have viewed [ this statement ] with disbelief , ” observing that “ during his earlier , 15 - year stint as Disney ’s chief executive , Mr. Iger delay his retreat four times and seemed reluctant to pass on when he did . ”
So , there you have it . Will Iger be dragged out kicking and screaming by his “ champion on the other side ” like Dr. Facilier inThe Princess and the Frog , or will he go pacifically like Joanna the Goanna , waving a sorrowful goodbye to the doomed Percival C. McLeach inTheRescuer ’s Down Under ? If everything cash in one’s chips according to plan , we ’ll all find out in 2026 .
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