- Walt Disney Co DIS newly appointed CEO Bob Iger, who took the reigns for the second time, told employees that the company would be undergoing a restructuring in the coming weeks.
- In a memo to employees, Iger announced the departure of Kareem Daniel, the company’s head of media and entertainment and right hand to now-departed CEO Bob Chapek.
- Iger announced, along with a “new structure that puts more decision-making back in the hands of our creative teams and rationalizes costs.”
- “This will necessitate a reorganization of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. As a result, Kareem Daniel will be leaving the company,” Iger said in the memo, which CNBC obtained.
- The decision marks the swift undoing of one of Chapek’s primary actions during his nearly three-year tenure as CEO.
- “Our goal is to have the new structure in place in the coming months. Without question, elements of DMED will remain, but I fundamentally believe that storytelling is what fuels this company, and it belongs at the center of how we organize our businesses,” Iger said. “This is a moment of great change and opportunity for our company as we begin our second century.”
- Price Action: DIS shares are up 0.03% at $97.61 during the premarket session on the last check Tuesday.