Published Sep 29, 2026, 12:12 PM ET · Updated a month ago · 1 source
Bob Iger regretted stepping down as Disney CEO in 2020 and sought to undermine successor Bob Chapek
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Bob Chapek believes that Bob Iger immediately regretted stepping down as Disney CEO in 2020, especially after experiencing retirement and a perceived loss of relevance, and that this regret, combined with a period of no stock growth post-COVID, led Iger to undermine Chapek's leadership through actions like his 2020 New York Times email interview, which Chapek viewed as a 'death warrant' for his tenure.