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Business Wars Daily

Disney CEO Bob Iger Steps Down Abruptly

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today is Monday, March 2, 2020, and we’re looking at Disney vs. Netflix.

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One, three. From Wondry, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Monday, March 2nd.

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Big news last Tuesday, Disney's CEO CEO Bob Eiger stepped down from his post

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effective immediately. Yeah, it had been rumored for years that the longtime well-respected

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executive would retire sometime. But the announcement suddenness reportedly surprised employees

1:23.6

and industry executives, according to CNN, especially since Iger's employment contract

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isn't up until the end of 2021. It also shocked investors. The announcement on a random Tuesday,

1:34.8

one analyst said, was stunning. The share price sank on the news even more sharply than the rest

1:40.3

of the market, which was already in freefall because of coronavirus fears.

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Iger's replacement, Bob Chappek, a 27-year Disney veteran who since 2015 has run Disney's

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Parks and Resorts Division. He'll have gargantuan shoes to fill.

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Bob Iger is known as a fearless risk taker, a guy who believes in the motto, Innovator, die.

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