Overview

• Reports say the contest to succeed Bob Iger is down to Josh D’Amaro and Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden.
• ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro and Disney Entertainment co-chair Alan Bergman are now viewed as long-shot candidates.
• Bob Iger has pushed back on talk that a choice is set, reportedly telling a breakfast companion the board has not decided.
• D’Amaro’s Experiences division leads company profits with $8.12 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 2025 and he oversees Disney’s $1.5 billion Epic Games stake and planned parks investments of about $60 billion over a decade.
• Walden’s prospects are described as weakened by shareholder anger over the decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel.