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Josh D'Amaro, the longtime Disney executive who ran the company's theme parks division, is officially taking over as CEO from Bob Iger.
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00:00Josh tomorrow, the longtime Disney executive who ran the company's theme parks division is officially taking over as CEO from
00:07Bob Iger at Disney's annual shareholder meeting Wednesday tomorrow inherits a company with mixed Wall Street sentiment with stock down
00:15over 10% this year, but strong performance in its core growth areas of theme parks and streaming. His immediate
00:22priorities include sustaining momentum from recent hits like Lilo and Stitch at the box office and overseeing major park experience.
00:30He has two expansions, including a new resort in Abu Dhabi. This marks Iger's second succession handoff in six years,
00:37though he'll stick around as a board member and advisor until his retirement at year's end.
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