If he was, he thought the grass was greener on the other side. He resigned from Disney to be CEO of Tik Tok only to lose his job there in less than a year.
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News Chapek FIRED, Iger New CEO
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Sirwalterraleigh
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It’s just my opinion…but it sure seems like Bob let it be known that he wasn’t leaving and that’s why all the names thrown around bailed.
past is prologue…the same thing happened with Eisner.
but Bob chickened out with SARS covid 19…and the only yutz around was installed. Problem is it seems Bob thought he had control over the situation and it appears he did not. Your legacy, Bob (the first)
eisner’s “time waster” was Iger…which Roy gave up and rubber stamped.
Iger’s is this Walmart issue hack.
so I ask again: who did the deed worse?
GimpYancIent
Well-Known Member
An interesting change. Maybe an improvement? Geoff Morrell, "Morrell is currently the executive vice president of communications and advocacy at BP, for which he ran PR to rebuild the company’s reputation after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Before this, he was chief spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Defense under George W. Bush and Barack Obama’s administrations. He also previously worked as a White House journalist for ABC." He will be answering to Chapek.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Doesn’t worry you that they hired a fixer with oil spill experience?
denyuntilcaught
Well-Known Member
I thought this as well, but yes and no. Mucha, as we know, was a monstrous force. A company like Disney needs someone of this level of expertise and connections in the field.
ImperfectPixie
Well-Known Member
If they behaved themselves, a person in this position wouldn't be necessary.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
They aren’t better off now after iger’s Iron Lady’s reign
Mmmmm hmmmm
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…which one more resembles a barrel of ooze?So... will be be tasked with fixing the company's image or $lappie's?
Goofnut1980
Well-Known Member
Can Chapek go with him too? Asking for a friend.
Hmmm… Let me get back to you on that.
On second thought, $lappie’s head does resemble a barrel of sludge.
DonniePeverley
Well-Known Member
It's been the worst possible start any CEO can make.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Pretty bad…
and when you consider he has zero media/PR savvy and doesn’t have a really impressive corporate resume (Iger ran a tv company, Eisner ran a movie studio…chappie is a crap peddler)…
nah…i wouldn’t call it a great start
ImperfectPixie
Well-Known Member
I would say he even sucks at that. Merch in the parks hasn't really been interesting in how long?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Then I used the right description?
Far too long. Likely before $lappie was installed as P&R head in 2015. The downward spiral picked up speed that year.
So what did the Board of Directors see in him to approve him to be CEO several years later?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Probably around 2003-ish?
I’d say it actually bottomed out around 2017…it’s still bad - but they’ve had some more interesting things return them last few years.
what they don’t have much of - if any - are items at specific locations that aren’t mass produced. Everything except a few marginal things are from the sweatshop attached to it’s a small world, Shanghai…which was the point of building that park anyway
A carnival crap peddler who cuts costs to boost profits? Who the **** knows. They also didn’t have any other internal options (thanks Bob 1.0!) and obviously didn’t have an appetite to look outside the company.
LSLS
Well-Known Member
Didn't iger add merchandise to the parks and resorts division right before making chapek the head of it? I'm having trouble keeping everything straight atthis point.