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Disney Board Member James Gorman To Chair Succession Planning Committee As Search To Replace Bob Iger Heats Up


As expected, Disney’s board has named director James P. Gorman to chair its Succession Planning Committee as the search for an executive to follow Bob Iger as CEO starts to heat up.

As expected, Disney’s board has named director James P. Gorman to chair its Succession Planning Committee as the search for an executive to follow Bob Iger as CEO starts to heat up. “Succession planning is a top priority of the Board, and I am eager to continue collaborating with James on the Committee as we advance the important work we have already been doing to identify and prepare the next CEO of The Walt Disney Company,” Parker added. The Committee has met six times to date in fiscal 2024, “consistently engaging with the full Board on the substance of the decisions to be made.

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