As part of Bob Iger’s restructuring of The Walt Disney Company, Bruce Vaughn will return as chief creative officer of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI). The Details Vaughn will return as chief creative officer, and will also co-lead WDI alongside Barbara Bouza, president of Walt Disney… Read More »Bruce Vaughn Returns to Walt Disney Imagineering as Chief Creative Officer
Big news on the corporate level of The Walt Disney Company as Bob Chapek, previously the President of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of the entire company. This move is effective immediately. Previous CEO Robert Iger will remain… Read More »The Walt Disney Company names Bob Chapek CEO replacing Robert Iger effective immediately
Following Disney’s acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC by then CEO Michael Eisner, Bob Iger rose quickly through the ranks of the Walt Disney Company right to the top where he’s now Chair of the Board and CEO. From there he continued expanding the company and solidifying… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger offering Masterclass on business strategy & leadership
I am not sure that there is any greater honor than to become a Disney Legend. The Disney Legends Awards, established in 1987, recognize individuals who have made an integral and extraordinary contribution to The Walt Disney Company. Recipients are chosen by a selection committee,… Read More »Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau among those to be honored as Disney Legends
Disney+ is a direct-to-consumer OTT streaming video service, which Disney Chair and CEO Bob Iger says allows the company to maintain a tighter brand affinity with its customers than ever before. The deep relationship to a broad line up of Disney’s brands means fans are… Read More »More Disney+ details and analysis
As a publicly held company, a company that issues stock to investors, The Walt Disney Company is required by the SEC to hold quarterly earnings calls where it reports on the general state of its business now, offers some forward looking statements, and then answers… Read More »Disney posts earnings above Wall Street expectations thanks to Theme Parks
A few weeks ago The Walt Disney Company held its year’y shareholders meeting in Texas. It was mostly a meh meeting notable for Disney theme park cast members talking about how much they loved their jobs while outdoors other Disney theme park cast members protested… Read More »The Walt Disney Company announces internal reorganization, effective immediately
I had to double check the calendar on this one, but it’s square root day, not that other holiday. Disney says that current COO Tom Staggs, the heir apparent to CEO Bob Iger, will leave the company as of May 6. This is big news… Read More »Big news: Disney losing Tom Staggs, heir apparent to CEO Bob Iger