Disney CIO Diane Jurgens Has Left The Company
As CEO Bob Iger continues to try and position The Walt Disney Company for a more profitable future, another high-level Disney executive has left the company.
Diane Jurgens, Disney’s chief information officer (CIO) has left the company after a three-year tenure in the role. Jurgens is the second C-level executive to leave the company in under three months.
In June, CFO Christine McCarthy left the company to take a medical absence.
Another Chapek-Era Executive Is Gone
Jurgens joined Disney in October 2020 under the reign of former CEO Bob Chapek. She was primarily responsible for DIsney’s enterprise technology organization globally.
Interstingly, according to those familiar with the matter, Jurgesn was hired by McCarthy.
While Jurgens didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment, the former CIO reportedly told colleagues she was leaving Disney “to pursue new adventures”.
“As you can imagine, it was a hard decision,” Jurgens wrote. “This company is a special place and working with this team has been a highlight of my career,” Durengs wrote in a farewell email to her colleagues.
In an August 31 internal memo, Kevin Lasnberry, Disney’s interim CFO, told the company’s technology teams that Diane Arnold, a senior vice president for core systems and platforms, would take over as interim leader of enterprise technology while the company searches for a new CIO.
Big Changes Since Iger’s Return
Since Iger’s return to Disney in 2022, the company has seen an overhaul of upper management as the company looks to return power to its creative talent.
The day after Iger came back, the company announced the departure of Kareem Daniel, Chapek’s top lieutenant. Since that tone-setting removal, change has been a constant at Disney.
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