{"id":2211817,"date":"2024-04-02T21:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-insider-dana-walden-could-be-next-ceo-of-disney\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T21:05:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:05:32","slug":"hollywood-insider-dana-walden-could-be-next-ceo-of-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-insider-dana-walden-could-be-next-ceo-of-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Walden from Hollywood Insider is a Leading Candidate for Disney&#8217;s Next CEO Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywood-insider-dana-walden-could-be-next-ceo-of-disney%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2211817&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Walt Disney Company is considering Dana Walden,\u200c 59,\u200d for the CEO position, which would be a \u2062historic first for a female leader at Disney. Walden, known for her success \u200bin \u2063the entertainment industry, has been essential in creating popular shows. Despite her strengths, critics raise concerns over her ability to lead a diverse international\u2062 corporation like Disney. The possibility of Dana Walden, 59,\u2064 becoming the first female\u2062 CEO at The Walt Disney Company is generating \u200csignificant interest.\u200d Walden&#8217;s\u200b remarkable achievements in\u200c the entertainment sector and her pivotal role in developing hit shows are\u2064 well-documented. However, some critics express doubts about her capacity to manage the multifaceted and globally diversified operations of Disney.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/disney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walt Disney Company<\/a> may be on the verge of picking its first female head in its century-long history: Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walden, 59, is on the shortlist to replace Bob Iger, 73, as Disney\u2019s CEO, and she may be the first choice, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/04\/01\/disney-ceo-race-dana-walden-could-defy-critics-and-make-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CNBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Iger, who retired from the company in 2021, was replaced as CEO in 2020 by Bob Chapek. Iger took his place back at the head of the company after Chapek was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/reeling-disney-fires-ceo-as-woke-culture-blamed-for-stock-plunge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a> in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walden is a longtime entertainment industry executive with deep ties to Hollywood and a reputation for an impeccable sense for what will sell in the world of television. When she was at Fox, her division made hits such as \u201c24,\u201d \u201cHomeland,\u201d and \u201cHow I Met Your Mother.\u201d Since moving to Disney, she\u2019s been instrumental in the creation of shows such as \u201cThe Bear\u201d and \u201cOnly Murders in the Building.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to her experience in entertainment, Iger is reported to want to tap Walden to succeed him in part because he wants to have a role in Disney naming its first-ever female CEO. He also wants to rectify his previous pick Chapek, which he now regrets and sees as a mistake, according to CNBC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walden also has her critics, however, with some questioning her business acumen and ability to transition from her time in entertainment to being the head of and international corporation with many different facets, such as prestigious parks and resorts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cShe\u2019ll be eaten up by real investors,\u201d one person told CNBC. \u201cDoes she have the necessary depth of business knowledge? She can learn, but you can\u2019t have someone teach you decades of finance, business and tactics in a year or two.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Others have dismissed criticism of Walden as misogynistic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere\u2019s something about looking at female execs where questions are asked that would never be asked of men,\u201d Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke, who previously worked with Walden, said. \u201cCan they scale? Can a creative person be a business leader? I find that to be a huge bugaboo. She\u2019s in charge of billions of dollars of assets, but she\u2019s not capable of being a business leader?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iger retook the CEO role at Disney after a tumultuous two years at the company under Chapek, which saw the company get into a high-profile <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-disney-court-battle-ends-in-legal-settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">feud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over a piece of legislation that banned sexual orientation and gender identity lessons for young students. Disney publicly denounced the bill. In return, DeSantis stripped Disney of special privileges it had enjoyed on about 25,000 acres that housed the company\u2019s landmark Disney World theme parks and resorts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florida and Disney settled a legal battle over the special district last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walt Disney Company is considering Dana Walden, 59, from Disney Entertainment as a potential successor to Bob Iger, 73, for the CEO role, which would make her the first female CEO in Disney&#8217;s history. CNBC reports that Walden is a top contender for the position. 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