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Disney CEO Bob Iger sold $42.7 million worth of company stock

Disney CEO Bob Iger sold $42 million worth of company stock last week as the Mouse House prepared for a lengthy process to find a successor. Mr. Iger, in his second year as chief executive after firing hand-picked protégé Bob Chapek, sold 372,412 shares of Disney stock on Friday. According to a filing with the […]

Disney slashes 300 jobs this week as CEO Bob Iger continues belt-tightening

Disney is reportedly cutting 300 jobs across the company this week, the latest in a broader cost-cutting effort by CEO Bob Iger. The job cuts, which began Wednesday, are expected to continue Thursday and possibly Friday. Deadline Report Entertainment news media said the incident could affect the Mouse House's standing in the United States and […]

How Disney CEO Bob Iger undermined ‘lap dog’ Bob Chapek

Disney CEO Bob Iger was called an “assassin” by his former Mouse House boss Bob Chapek, who reportedly complained that Iger had undermined him early on in his disastrous three-year tenure as CEO, and that his wife had accused Iger of being “a lapdog.” “I can't stand another two years of this,” Chapek told aides […]

Disney CEO Bob Iger ‘obsessed’ with finding his replacement

Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company remains committed to finding a successor before he retires in 2026 after a failed search for a replacement for the previous CEO. Iger said on Kelly Ripa's podcast earlier this month that he is “obsessed” with the search for talent after he returns as chief executive in 2022. […]

Disney Forming Committee to Replace CEO Bob Iger

(AP) — Morgan Stanley Chairman James Gorman will lead the search for a successor to Disney, two years after the company’s longtime leader, Bob Iger, came out of retirement to ease a difficult transition to his hand-picked successor. Iger returned in 2022 after a period of conflict, missteps and declining performance at Disney under his […]