New Disney CEO reportedly joked to employees that his wife wanted him to return to keep him from running for US president
Bob Iger joked on Monday that his wife, Willow Bay, told him to return as the CEO of Disney again so that he wouldn't run for US president, according to aIger made the comment during his first company town hall meeting since returning as CEO, CNBC reported. He kicked off the meeting by quoting a song from Lin Manuel Miranda's musical,"Hamilton," the publication said.
"There is no more status quo. But the sun comes up and the world still spins," Iger quoted, sources who attended the town hall told CNBC. A Disney spokesperson did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment and confirmation of Iger's reported remarks. In a surprise move that reverberated across the business world, Disney announced last week that Iger would be replacing Bob Chapek as CEO less than three years after handing the role over to Chapek.
that Disney's decision to bring back Iger came together in a matter of days after a board member reached out to Iger.
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