Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO

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Chief Bob Iger is handing off his top executive post to Disney veteran Bob Chapek, effective immediately.

STEP ASIDE. Walt Disney said February 25, 2020 chief Bob Iger was handing off the top executive post, effective immediately. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFPWalt Disney Co. said Tuesday, February 25 chief Bob Iger was handing off the top executive post after building the media-entertainment powerhouse into the undisputed Hollywood leader.

Iger, 69, said on a call with analysts that his top priority now is the creative content on which Disney's streaming services and box office revenue depend. "The timing is, in very many ways, odd," Matthew Ball, a venture capitalist who once headed global strategy for Amazon Studios, told AFP. Iger oversaw deals for the animation studio Pixar in 2006 for $7.4 billion, Marvel Entertainment in 2009 for $4 billion, Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4 billion, and 21st Century Fox last year for $71 billion.

Disney is intent on bulking up its original streaming content, taking advantage of beloved franchises such asChapek takes the top spot after heading Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.

 

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