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The Iger Six-Month Itch

Despite his early successes, the ageless C.E.O. still has two vitally important tasks in front of him: cranking up Disney’s moribund stock price and finding a real successor, one that can outlast the 33-month tenure of Bob Chapek. He’s got some 18 months left.

Disney C.E.O. Bob Iger has notched three impressive wins in his six months back in the saddle.
Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images
William D. Cohan
April 5, 2023

Hard to imagine, but it’s been six months since Bob Iger boomeranged back into the Disney corporate suite with the clearly articulated, multi-pronged goal of un-fucking up the Chapek messes (within the talent community, the Florida legislature, etcetera), rejuvenating the stock price, and finding his real successor, and all in a tidy two-year window. Iger’s successes in this short span have been impressive. He’s seen off a serious threat from an activist investor, restructured the company and outfoxed the governor of Florida. An impressive trifecta of early accomplishments.