[PDG Disney] Bob Iger (2005-20??)

Tout chaud sur Chronique Disney, le site, retrouvez la critique de l'essai de Bob Iger, Leçons de Leadership Créatif :Mon Aventure à la Tête de l'Entreprise qui Transforme la Magie en Réalité.

Bob Iger travaille activement – ​​et de toute urgence – pour trouver un successeur au poste de PDG de The Walt Disney Company.

Les candidats internes que le conseil d'administration de The Walt Disney Company considérerait sont ses quatre chefs de division : les coprésidents de Disney Entertainment, Dana Walden et Alan Bergman, le président d'ESPN Jimmy Pitaro et Josh D'Amaro, à la tête de Disney Experiences.

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On the podcast, Iger reiterated that he is actively — and urgently — working to find a successor as Disney CEO. He had previously stepped down as chief exec of the Mouse House in early 2020, but returned as CEO in November 2022 following the ouster of Bob Chapek. Iger’s renewed Disney contract runs through the end of 2026.

“I think it would be safe to assume that I think about [CEO succession] all the time. I could say that I’m obsessed with it would be probably an understatement and actually, the board and I established when I returned that that would be among our biggest [priorities], if not our biggest priority,” Iger said. “It’s actually something that I’m obviously very focused on, not just because of the past, but because I’d like to retire again and I’d like to leave the company in great hands, and that is my intention and I’m now confident that not only will we do that, but we’ll do so on a timely basis that works for the company and hopefully works for me as well, but yes. It’s a huge priority.”

Internal CEO candidates the Disney board is said to be considering are its four division heads: Disney Entertainment co-chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro and Josh D’Amaro, head of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.

https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/bob-iger-democrat-us-president-look-the-part-1236113790/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2ujWxZ1gVm6aBzEyDHh1RPL1h_CbggDNHOKlSgzbT9G7crwAuSz-Wec50_aem_urBjAEdNehkPUUQI4yPOQg

Coup d'État au Royaume enchanté, The New York Times nous révèle l'histoire de la façon dont Bob Iger a miné et déjoué Bob Chapek, son successeur choisi, et est revenu au pouvoir chez Disney en 2022 :


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/business/media/disney-bob-iger-chapek.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwY2xjawFNQM9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUVblK0XIMSmUcv1c3UFjmcXYHRT7CdKxET9WdIFrkQFffZA7tSodl4iQA_aem_Zdh0QbKYFuPciNJDC0gHhgtr

Oh j'adore, j'ai l'impression de me replonger dans la suite du Royaume Enchanté de James B. Stewart
Merci pour ce petit diamant de trouvaille

edit : je viens de voir que James B Stewart cosigne l'article, donc pas étonnant qu'on retrouve le style du bouquin
J'aimerai tellement qu'il écrive la suite à partir du départ d'Eisner et offre sa propre vision sur les différentes acquisitions

En tous cas, après lecture complète de l'article, la vision que nous avions de l'extérieur était bien en phase avec ce qui s'est réellement passé.

Par l'auteur du Royaume Enchanté (DisneyWar), à lire absolument.
Quel article ! On a déjà des chapitres tout prêts pour un bouquin sur l'ère Iger.

Passionnant, l'article se lit comme un roman.

Au début de l'article, j'en ressors avec l'impression que Bob Chapek a subit plus qu'autre chose face à un Bob Iger puissant et pas totalement honnête. Mais au fil de l'article, Chapek semble ensuite faire des choix guidés par l'amertume et pire, flirtant avec le côté obscur, à savoir Peltz et Perlmutter, sans doute plus parce que ce dernier en voulait à Iger.

Disney said on Monday that it would name a new chief executive in "early 2026," which is later than many in Hollywood had expected.

The timeline — the first Disney has described publicly — came as part of a board shake-up. James P. Gorman, a veteran Wall Street banker who joined the board in February, will become Disney's chairman on Jan. 2, 2025, the company said. He will replace Mark G. Parker, who will step down after two years in the role and leave the Disney board entirely.
"A critical priority before us is to appoint a new C.E.O., which we now expect to announce in early 2026," Mr. Gorman said in a statement. "This timing reflects the progress the succession planning committee and the board are making and will allow ample time for a successful transition."
In August, Disney's board put Mr. Gorman in charge of finding a successor to Robert A. Iger, 73, who came out of retirement in late 2022 to retake Disney's reins. The board rehired Mr. Iger after it fired Bob Chapek, Mr. Iger's handpicked successor.

Mr. Iger has publicly said he is "definitely" leaving when his contract expires on Dec. 31, 2026, a vow some people inside and outside of Disney have viewed with skepticism. During his earlier, 15-year stint as Disney's chief executive, Mr. Iger delayed his retirement four times and seemed reluctant to leave when he did.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/business/disney-ceo-succession-james-gorman-chairman.html