CompaniesChanticleerPrint articleChanticleerThe ASX firm that shows Bob Iger’s Disney comeback could workBob Iger’s return to the CEO role at Disney has brought scepticism and praise. But overseas and local examples suggest the comeback kid can work.Nov 23, 2022 – 5.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAt entertainment giant Disney, owner of both Star Wars and Marvel franchises, almost every hero gets a sequel. The return of Bob Iger, who has been reappointed as Disney’s chief executive just two years after retiring from the group, suggests that policy even extends to the executive suite.The appointment of Iger and the brutal dispatch of former CEO Bob Chapek following what appears to have been a management team mutiny, sent Disney shares up 6 per cent on Monday night.Loading...James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreChanticleerOpinionStreamingDisneyRetailJB Hi-Fi LimitedChange managementSharemarketLatest In Media & marketingFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In ChanticleerThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewCan you take an extended career break and not hurt your career?Hannah TattersallGen Z doesn’t do water cooler chat. Here’s what bosses should doHow skateboarding helps this director switch offLife & LeisureInside the Big Bang watch party in GenevaLuke Benedictus and Matthew DrummondGo retro with a new Steve McQueen watch and Van Cleef’s rarest jewelsHow to lift your way to a longer lifeRich ListBillionaire furniture mogul’s $12m hinterland retreat smashes recordBonnie CampbellApartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metreCettire recruits Accent shoe chief Daniel Agostinelli to its board
