In 2004, Disney’s cable networks executive Anne Sweeney was named co-chair, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney/ABC Television Group. The promotion, announced by then-Disney CEO Bob …
to his post, Chairman of Disney General Entertainment. The messy way the executive change came about, with Chapek dispatching unceremoniously the top Fox executive to join Disney after the 2019 acquisition just a year into his new contract, understandably stole the spotlight from Walden’s ascension to the top content job.
It is not clear whether Walden would even be interested in pursuing a CEO track or stay in the content lane but, with her portfolio far exceeding Sweeney’s because of the larger merged Disney-Fox studio and cable networks divisions as well as the rise of streamers Hulu and Disney+, this is believed the biggest executive job ever held by a woman at Disney.
When Sweeney was promoted in 2004, she was a rare woman to hold such a high corporate position in television. Since then, several more have broken the glass ceiling including Bonnie Hammer, Nancy Dubuc, Jennifer Salke and Ann Sarnoff. Despite the rise of female executives, with Shari Redstone calling the shots as chairman at the company she inherited from her father and a handful holding CEO positions , we’re still a ways off from a woman rising through the ranks to run a big media conglomerate.
At Disney, there have only been male front-runners for the CEO job so far. As the company marks its 100th anniversary this year, maybe a female CEO
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