Disney announced at the beginning of last year, its commitment to a streaming video service called Disney +, a service that began its journey in November of last year. During the months leading up to the launch, many were the rumors that pointed to Bob Iger's position on Apple's board of directors, was not compatible.
No sooner said than done. Last September, two months before the launch of both Apple TV + and Disney +, Apple announced that Bob Iger was stepping down from his seat on Apple's board of directors, due to conflict of interest which meant that the company for which he is most responsible, Disney, would enter the same market as Apple.
Now it is Disney itself who has officially announced that Bob Iger, CEO of Disney leaves the company with immediate effect. Bob Chapek, head of the company's amusement parks, will be in charge of temporarily replacing Iger until 2021.
Iger had previously announced his plans to resign as CEO of Disney in 2021, the deadline that had been imposed and to delay your retirementBut you can't seem to wait any longer and have grown tired of delaying your retirement.
In Disney's ad, Iger claims that it is the ideal time to leave your post CEO, now that Disney has become a gigantic money-making machine. He also states that he will do everything in his power to make the transition as painless as possible.
Iger rose to the position of CEO of Disney in 2005. Some of the most important agreements it has reached are the purchase of Fox, the launch of Disney + and the opening of the Disneyland amusement park in Shanghai to name the most recent.
