The Walt Disney Company Articles and News Stories


Disney Claps Back With New SEC Filing Re: Nelson Peltz’s Wish for a Seat on the Board

Last week, Zoë laid out the details of Nelson Peltz’s proxy battle with Disney as he’s vying for a seat on the company’s board of directors. If you missed the article, head here to get caught up on the who, what, and why of Peltz and his investment management company, Trian Fund Management. As we Disney Claps Back With New SEC Filing Re: Nelson Peltz’s Wish for a Seat on the Board

Disney Appoints Mark Parker As Chairman of the Board, Replacing Susan Arnold

The Walt Disney Company’s Chairman of the Board, Susan Arnold, is being replaced by Nike’s executive chairman, Mark Parker. Arnold’s 15-year term limit will end after the company’s next annual shareholder’s meeting, reducing the board to eleven members. While a date has not been set for this meeting, Disney’s next earnings call is scheduled for Disney Appoints Mark Parker As Chairman of the Board, Replacing Susan Arnold

CFO Christine McCarthy Could Potentially Become Disney’s First Female CEO

There has been a ton of speculation circling on various social media sites in regard to who might be the next CEO of The Walt Disney Company after Bob Iger’s two-year stint is finished in November of 2024. Deadline has published a story that suggests that chief financial officer Christine McCarthy “has emerged as a leading CFO Christine McCarthy Could Potentially Become Disney’s First Female CEO

Heather Hust Rivera Steps Down as SVP of Communications at Disney Media & Entertainment

According to Variety, the latest move in Bob Iger’s Disney management shakeup has been Heather Hust Rivera, the Senior Vice President of Communications at Disney’s Media & Entertainment Division. In the not-entirely-surprising move, Hust Rivera, who occupied the role of chief communications representative for Kareem Daniel, will leave the company after almost two decades of Heather Hust Rivera Steps Down as SVP of Communications at Disney Media & Entertainment