secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Walt Disney Co (DIS)
CIK:        0001744489
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001744489-24-000262
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Disney names James Gorman Chairman; CEO succession to be announced early 2026
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- Mark G. Parker resigns from Disney Board effective Jan 2, 2025, after nine years of service.
- James P. Gorman (Morgan Stanley Executive Chairman) becomes Disney Chairman on Jan 2, 2025.
- Board expects to announce next CEO in early 2026; Bob Iger's contract ends December 2026.
- Succession Planning Committee (chaired by Gorman) met six times in fiscal 2024, reviewing internal and external CEO candidates.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448924000262/0001744489-24-000262-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448924000262/dis-20241018.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001744489-24-000262

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