I hope James Gorman chooses the outsider, because I don't think all four of the internal candidates are good enough. Especially Dana Walden and Josh D'Amaro.
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Disney Irish
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There is no candidate in my opinion that is going to have all boxes checked on what is needed to run a huge company like Disney. There isn't a candidate, neither internal nor external, that has both Parks and Studios experience. So they need to stop looking for a single person, and go with the co-CEO role, where someone from Parks runs the operations side, and someone from Studios runs the entertainment side. Its worked for many companies, and even worked for Disney in the past.
This is where you can utilize both Josh and Dana for their respective experiences in those roles.
So stop looking for a single person, and go with the co-CEOs.
Comcast CEO has no clue how to run parks and resorts so he has execs run Universal parks and resorts.
Disney Irish
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Roberts has no clue how to run a studio either, he is a pure telco infrastructure guy as that is his experience, and leaves everything else to the heads of the various divisions.
This idea that the next CEO needs to be a single person that has experience and understands every part of every business Disney is in is silly, no such person exists. This why I'm in favor of a co-CEO strategy.
Need a CEO that can bring out the best of the division heads, not try to out-guess them or co-run their divisions.
If the division heads need hand-holding, you develop a steering team to help them, not for the CEO to do it for them.
If the division heads need hand-holding, you develop a steering team to help them, not for the CEO to do it for them.
Okay, take a chill pill man! But I’m not counting on Dana and Josh.
Disney Irish
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I was gonna say the same to you. lol
But seriously there is nothing wrong with either of them, both appear to have their good points and valid experiences, otherwise they wouldn't be in their respective jobs. So I think they do offer enough experience to be able to perform well in a co-CEO role.
But, Dana Walden is too political. And Disney can’t afford to have another political person to be CEO of Disney. As for Josh D’Amaro, well, he’s a parks guy and everybody here in this forum hates him. Just saying.
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Disney Irish
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First of all, I'm sorry but Dana is not too political in my opinion. So I'm not sure why you feel that way, but nonetheless any CEO no matter the company, especially a multi-national media conglomerate like Disney will be asked to wade in on political matters from time-to-time in the future, that is just the way of the world now.
As for Josh, well these forums don't pick the next CEO (and thank god for that).
And lastly, having them be co-CEO allows them to use their respective experiences (Josh in Park and operations and Dana on the entertainment side) to navigate the complex waters of a company like Disney. Its too large of a job for a single person in my opinion.
I’m out of here! This is last time I come to this thread.
Disney Irish
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Relax, people will have different opinions than you. Nothing wrong with someone disagreeing with you.I’m out of here! This is last time I come to this thread.
Okay, but still don’t trust Dana Walden. But if she’s chosen, I’ll give her fair chance. But she needs to put her political stuff behind her.
Disney Irish
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Ok, fair enough. I'm not just as worried about any of that regarding her.