Report: Disney hunting for Bob Iger's successor through four internal leaders

Walt Disney Co.’s board is “focusing on four divisional heads as part of a formal search for an eventual successor” to CEO BOB IGER, according to sources cited by Buckley & Shaw of BLOOMBERG NEWS. According to the sources, the four are Disney Entertainment co-Chair DANA WALDEN, ESPN Chair JIMMY PITARO, Disney Experiences Chair JOSH D’AMARO and Disney Entertainment co-Chair ALAN BERGMAN. According to a source, part of the process is that Disney “may appoint a No. 2 executive -- a chief operating officer or president -- to serve for a time before Iger steps down.” Pitaro is “leading the charge into streaming for ESPN,” the largest sports media company in the world, but has a “smaller portfolio than most of his peers” (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 3/13).