Bob Iger became the CEO of Disney way back in 2005. Under his control, the already-massive company only got bigger, particularly in the world of Hollywood.
02.12.2021 - 00:59 / variety.com
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSusan Arnold, a veteran of consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble as well as the Carlyle Group investment firm, will take the reins as chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s board of directors, succeeding Bob Iger in the role when he departs on December 31.The transition will mark an end of an era for the big entertainment company, which will not have Iger in a senior operating role for the first time since 1996.More to come…
.Bob Iger became the CEO of Disney way back in 2005. Under his control, the already-massive company only got bigger, particularly in the world of Hollywood.
Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefAs I mention in my cover interview with Bob Iger in this week’s issue, when you look back at his impressive 15-year run as CEO, it’s funny to think about how many people in the industry and the media — myself included — underestimated him. For the decade that Iger worked under then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner, leading up to his run to succeed him in 2005, people frequently used the term “empty suit” when referring to Iger.
Disney’s historic Burbank lot toward the plaza where he is about to be photographed in front of a statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse holding hands, I ask Iger if he is feeling melancholy about his decision to leave.“I’m being resolute about it — this time around. I haven’t once second-guessed it or hesitated,” he tells me.
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Susan Arnold will succeed Bob Iger as chairman of the board at Disney, the company announced Tuesday. Arnold, a 14-year member of the Disney Board who has served as its independent Lead Director since 2018, will succeed Iger as Chairman of the Board when he departs Disney at the end of the year.Iger had served as chairman of the board since 2012 and had kept that role even after he stepped down as CEO last year, giving way to Bob Chapek.