David Crow Feb 25, 2020
After overseeing the acquisition of Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, Bob Iger is stepping down as Disney CEO at the end of 2021.
It is the end of an era at Disney—and a very lucrative one too. After spearheading Disney’s 21st century renaissance over the last 15 years, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger is stepping down. The news comes not entirely by surprise given the whispers that he’s considered for years retiring from the post, and Disney’s banner year in 2019 seeming like it might be a fond farewell for the game-changing media executive. Those rumors turned out to be partially correct, as Iger confirmed Tuesday evening he is immediately stepping down as CEO and Disney will replace him with Bob Chapek in that role, however Iger will stay on as chairman until 2022.
“With the successful launch of Disney’s direct-to-consumer businesses and the integration of Twenty-First Century Fox well underway,...
After overseeing the acquisition of Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, Bob Iger is stepping down as Disney CEO at the end of 2021.
It is the end of an era at Disney—and a very lucrative one too. After spearheading Disney’s 21st century renaissance over the last 15 years, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger is stepping down. The news comes not entirely by surprise given the whispers that he’s considered for years retiring from the post, and Disney’s banner year in 2019 seeming like it might be a fond farewell for the game-changing media executive. Those rumors turned out to be partially correct, as Iger confirmed Tuesday evening he is immediately stepping down as CEO and Disney will replace him with Bob Chapek in that role, however Iger will stay on as chairman until 2022.
“With the successful launch of Disney’s direct-to-consumer businesses and the integration of Twenty-First Century Fox well underway,...
- 2/25/2020
- Den of Geek
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