Disney CEO Bob Chapek had a falling out with predecessor Bob Iger, after Iger sent an email in early 2020 saying he'd stay onboard to help Chapek as the pandemic started.
Bob Chapek, the current CEO of the Walt Disney Company, has reportedly had a falling out with his predecessor Bob Iger. Chapek, who took over from Iger in February 2020, has had a difficult time in the position as only a month after assuming his new responsibilities, the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed most of Disney's operations and led to losses of almost $1.4 billion.
It can't have been easy for Chapek to assume the position, as even without the unforeseen circumstances of the pandemic, he would've been filling some very big shoes. Iger's tenure as CEO was immensely successful and saw the purchase of Pixar, Lucasfilm, Marvel and 20th Century Fox, managing to expand Disney's intellectual properties whilst also resulting in massive box office returns.
The fallout from this spat has meant that key decisions taken by Chapek have had little to no input from Iger, often with disastrous results. The public disagreement between Disney and Scarlett Johansson over its day-and-date release apparently mortified Iger, who had been a key figure in establishing great relationships with the company's biggest stars.
Whether or not Chapek and Iger will repair their relationship remains to be seen, but it's unlikely. Alongside the public disputes, Chapek has also restructured Disney internally, taking Profit and Loss powers away from experienced streaming heads and putting it in the hands of a single executive. Whether or not this will work out is still questionable, but it can be assumed that it was done without any input from Iger, which seems a mistake.
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