Why Disney CEO Bob Iger is stepping down 9 months before his contract ends

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Disney's future CEO, Josh D'Amaro, and current top executive, Bob Iger.

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Here's how much money Disney's new CEO is getting paid

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Josh D'Amaro

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Bob Iger's longtime billionaire nemesis, Nelson Peltz, is unimpressed with Disney's new CEO

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Longtime Disney leader Bob Iger won a proxy fight against Nelson Peltz in 2024.

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Read the memo Disney sent employees telling them why Josh D'Amaro was chosen to be the next CEO

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Disney veteran Josh D'Amaro is officially the successor to Bob Iger.

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Disney picks Josh D'Amaro to be its next CEO — and hopes history doesn't repeat itself

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Disney CEO Bob Iger (left) will cede his position to parks head Josh D'Amaro later this year.

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Disney's latest earnings show why Josh D'Amaro is widely viewed as the CEO frontrunner

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Disney parks head Josh D'Amaro is reportedly the frontrunner to be the next CEO.

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Disney's sluggish stock threatens to dent CEO Bob Iger's legacy

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Disney's stock is casting a shadow over CEO Bob Iger.

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Disney employees detail its internal AI strategy, from 'DisneyGPT' to a new 'Jarvis' tool in the works

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Disney CEO Bob Iger has overseen several AI initiatives, including the "DisneyGPT" chatbot.

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There's one word that explains why Disney did a huge deal with OpenAI

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People pass the shop front for the media brand Disney Store on Oxford Street interacting with stormtrooper figures from the Star Wars films on 7th May 2025 in London, United Kingdom. The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Walt Disney or simply Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate.

Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why he just did a blockbuster OpenAI deal

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Disney CEO Bob Iger attends late US actor Chadwick Boseman's posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Los Angeles, California, on November 20, 2025. Boseman died on August 29, 2020, at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer.
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