Thanks for keeping your ears open for this one. They're a goofy crew.
On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 1:27 PM danny burstein <[email protected]> wrote: > [Crains quoting Bloomberg[ > > Disney CEO steps down > > Disney CEO Bob Iger is stepping down immediately, the company said in a > surprise announcement Tuesday. > > The Walt Disney Co. named Bob Chapek as his replacement. Chapek was > most recently chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. > > Iger will remain executive chairman through the end of his contract > Dec. 31, 2021. > > Iger said it was an "optimal time" for him to step down following > Disney's acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets and the launch of > Disney Plus streaming service in November. > > "Did not see this coming -- Wowza," tweeted LightShed media analyst > Rich Greenfield. > > Chapek is only the seventh CEO in Disney history. > > Iger became CEO of Disney in 2005, succeeding longtime chief Michael > Eisner. He steered Disney through successful acquisitions of > Lucasfilms, Marvel, Pixar and other brands that became big moneymakers > for Disney. > ========= > rest: > https://www.crainsnewyork.com/entertainment/disney-ceo-steps-down > > _____________________________________________________ > Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key > [email protected] > [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/wnndl/CAGPJw13St2QzY2eXDxivx6corHXa0TRvG2700gAUN4qK0DY4NQ%40mail.gmail.com.
