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How the Disney Board Handled the Succession Crisis
In this episode of Boardroom Conversations, Lucas and Luna dig into one of the hardest jobs a board can face: CEO succession. They focus on the Disney board's handling of the Bob Iger-to-Bob Chapek transition in 2020, and the stunning reversal in 2022 when Iger returned. They walk through the board's original plan, the governance missteps, the pressure from activist investors like Nelson Peltz, and the lessons for any company facing a leadership handoff. Along the way, they talk about why boards often botch succession, what a real succession pipeline looks like, and how…
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