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Christine McCarthy emerges as potential contender to Disney throne

Following Bob Iger’s unexpected and sudden return to Disney last month, the company’s chief financial officer Christine McCarthy has emerged as a leading contender to eventually take over the attraction’s industry’s top job.






Following Bob Iger’s unexpected and sudden return to Disney last month, the company’s chief financial officer Christine McCarthy has emerged as a leading contender to eventually take over the attraction’s industry’s top job.

According to a report from Deadline, McCarthy is one of “a list of top five possibilities”, with a Disney insider making the claim that she could be next in line for the Disney throne.

McCarthy has held her current position since 2015. If she does end up taking the top job, she would become the first female Disney CEO in the company’s more than 100-year history.

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Christine McCarthy emerges as potential contender to Disney throne

Following Bob Iger’s unexpected and sudden return to Disney last month, the company’s chief financial officer Christine McCarthy has emerged as a leading contender to eventually take over the attraction’s industry’s top job.






Following Bob Iger’s unexpected and sudden return to Disney last month, the company’s chief financial officer Christine McCarthy has emerged as a leading contender to eventually take over the attraction’s industry’s top job.

According to a report from Deadline, McCarthy is one of “a list of top five possibilities”, with a Disney insider making the claim that she could be next in line for the Disney throne.

McCarthy has held her current position since 2015. If she does end up taking the top job, she would become the first female Disney CEO in the company’s more than 100-year history.

More here


 



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