The Walt Disney Company has announced it has extended Christine M. McCarthy’s contract as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer through June 30, 2024. McCarthy is a 22-year veteran of the Company and has served as CFO since 2015. In her role, McCarthy… Read More »The Walt Disney Company Extends CFO Christine McCarthy’s Contract Through 2024
The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors has announced that it has elected Susan E. Arnold as Chairman of the Board, effective December 31, 2021. Arnold, a 14-year member of the Disney Board who has served as its independent Lead Director since 2018, will succeed… Read More »Susan E. Arnold Named New Chairman of the Board of The Walt Disney Company
Recently elevated Disney CEO Bob Chapek is planning to take a 50% pay cut to his base salary and executive chair Bob Iger will forgo his entire 2020 salary according to an email sent by The Walt DIsney Company to its employees. The move comes… Read More »Disney executives take pay cuts and Bob Iger will forgo salary
As a big Disney fan, and someone who studied business in college, I love reading about the inner workings of The Walt Disney Company. (When Tom Staggs and Jay Rasulo flipped roles, that was a big deal in my world.) Before, I’d sift through various blogs in order to find the stories I wanted. But now, a San Francisco-based startup delivers the news about the people behind the Disney brand in a way that puts Google Alerts to shame.
Newsle filters through the “social noise” to bring you the news you care about. It finds articles about yourself, your Facebook friends and LinkedIn connections, as well as any public figures you decide to follow. What’s really cool about it is that it can tell if it’s your friend “John Smith,” or some other “John Smith” that you don’t know. (For a more detailed description of the service and how it works, check out this write up for Huffington Post Tech.)