Bob In, Bob Out

Disney sees a huge leadership change as it aims to make the streaming service profitable; its impact on India will slowly unfold

- KRISHNA GOPALAN

ROLLING BACK THE sands of time, it’s Bob taking charge back from Bob again at The Walt Disney Company. After a tumultuous two-year stint in the corner office, Bob Chapek has been replaced by his predecessor Bob Iger, 71, as the CEO of the entertainment conglomerate. Iger, who spent more than two decades at Disney, including 15 years as CEO before stepping down in 2020, is back at the helm for another two years. The numbers for the direct-to-consumer D2C) business for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, seem to have sealed