Disney Gets New CEO and It's a Major Shift

 

Josh D'Amaro and Bob Iger

Bob Iger is finally passing the torch to a new CEO. The incoming Disney top man will be Josh D'Amaro, who was formerly Disney's Head of Parks, Cruises, and Consumer Products.

In his acceptance speech, D'Amaro stressed that Disney+ will be the force connecting with consumers worldwide, not the Disney filmmaking side. He also wants to push ESPN Unlimited, which was intro'd last summer as the best sports caster in the world.

D'Amaro stated, "The company's divisions will work in concert as 'one Disney'."

Mike Cavanagh and Brian Roberts of Comcast/Universal

Josh D'Amaro will be the third new CEO to head up a major media company. He follows David Ellison, who heads Skydance/Paramount and will soon also include Warner Bros., and Mike Cavanagh, who took the reins at Comcast/Universal as co-CEO with Brian Roberts.

Larry Ellison, Founder and CEO of Oracle, with his son David

These three individuals, D'Amaro, Ellison, and Cavanagh, will oversee mass media on a global scale. All are pragmatic, no-nonsense business-first managers who, for better or worse, are not advocates of introducing or pushing for social issues into company policies. Political correctness is out, and consumer/fan centrism is in.