Disney Brings Back Bob Iger as CEO for Two Years


Skift Take

Disney picked now-former CEO Chapek from the Parks division. Will it look that direction again during this new, two-year search?

The Walt Disney Company on Sunday announced that Bob Iger is returning to lead Disney as CEO, effective immediately. Iger succeeds Bob Chapek, who, the company said, has stepped down from his position.

Having spent more than four decades at the company, including 15 years as CEO, Iger continued to direct Disney’s creative endeavors until his departure as executive c