EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 7 MIN
How the Disney Board Handled CEO Succession Twice in a Decade
from Boardroom Conversations with Fexingo: CEOs, Strategy, and Corporate Leadership Explained · host Fexingo
In Episode 28 of Boardroom Conversations, Lucas and Luna examine how the Walt Disney Company's board navigated not one but two high-stakes CEO successions in under ten years. From the messy transition from Bob Iger to Bob Chapek in 2020, to Chapek's ouster and Iger's dramatic return in late 2022, the episode breaks down what the board got wrong on governance, succession planning, and crisis management. Specific focus on the board's failure to align CEO incentives with long-term value creation, the role of activist investors like Nelson Peltz, and the structural changes to Disney's board composition after the 2024 proxy fight. Lucas and Luna argue that Disney's succession saga is a masterclass in what happens when a board lets a charismatic founder-CEO define the timeline. #Disney #BobIger #BobChapek #CEOSuccession #CorporateGovernance #BoardOfDirectors #NelsonPeltz #ActivistInvestor #ProxyFight #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #BoardroomConversations #Leadership #Strategy #CrisisManagement #MediaIndustry #Entertainment Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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