Kareem Daniel Out at The Walt Disney Company, More Orgazitional Changes on the Way
Bob Iger has made his first change at The Walt Disney Company after last night’s announcement that he would be returning to his role of CEO and that current CEO, Bob Chapek, had stepped down.
The first change with Iger back at the helm is the removal of Chairman of Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, Kareem Daniel.
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In addition to announcing the departure of Daniel, Iger has said he will be “implementing organizational and operational changes” throughout the company over the next several weeks.
Since last night’s announcement, Wall Street has also predicted that changes would be coming to the company – especially to their streaming services.
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Daniel was appointed by Chapek shortly after taking the role of CEO of the company.
As Chairman of Disney Media and Entertainment, he was directly over Disney+ and other media services.
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Here is the exact memo that was sent by Iger to Cast Members who are a part of the Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company:
Dear DMED Employees,
As we embark on the transformative work that I mentioned to you in my email last night, I want to begin by offering my sincere appreciation and gratitude to each and every one of you. Over the coming weeks, we will begin implementing organizational and operating changes within the company. It is my intention to restructure things in a way that honors and respects creativity as the heart and soul of who we are. As you know, this is a time of enormous change and challenges in our industry, and our work will also focus on creating a more efficient and cost-effective structure.
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I’ve asked Dana Walden, Alan Bergman, Jimmy Pitaro, and Christine McCarthy to work together on the design of a new structure that puts more decision-making back in the hands of our creative teams and rationalizes costs, and this will necessitate a reorganization of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. As a result, Kareem Daniel will be leaving the company, and I hope you will all join me in thanking him for his many years of service to Disney.
Our goal is to have the new structure in place in the coming months. Without question, elements of DMED will remain, but I fundamentally believe that storytelling is what fuels this company, and it belongs at the center of how we organize our businesses.
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This is a moment of great change and opportunity for our company as we begin our second century, and I am so proud to be leading this team again. I can’t say it enough: I’m incredibly grateful for the tremendous work you do each day, and for your commitment to maintaining the level of excellence Disney has always been known for.
I know change can be unsettling, but it is also necessary and even energizing, and so I ask for your patience as we develop a roadmap for this restructuring. More information will be shared over the coming weeks. Until a new structure is put in place, we will continue to operate under our existing structure. In the meantime, I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, and thank you again for all you do.
Bob
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The departure of Kareem Daniel will probably be one of the many changes coming to The Walt Disney Company in the following weeks. Make sure to keep it here with MickeyBlog for all the latest.
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