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Disney’s CEO Pick Shows It’s a Tourism Company Now
The safe choice.
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Corporate America’s most closely watched succession race has finally ended.
Walt Disney Co. said on Tuesday that Josh D’Amaro, the head of parks and resorts, would succeed Bob Iger as chief executive officer. The announcement caps the end of a three-year odyssey that began when Iger returned to run the company for a second stint, replacing his handpicked successor, Bob Chapek.