Disney (DIS) CEO Bob Iger “bristled” at the suggestion that Josh D’Amaro will succeed him as CEO, saying the board hadn’t made a decision, Bloomberg’s Thomas Buckley reports. The board is focused on four internal candidates, including D’Amaro, Dana Walden, Alan Bergman, and Jimmy Pitaro, to succeed Iger when the company names a new CEO early next year, and D’Amaro is viewed as a leading candidate due to his understanding of Disney’s culture and his success in leading the company’s theme-parks division, which has been Disney’s most profitable division.
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