Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek says in a forthcoming memoir that Bob Iger, who returned to lead Disney after Chapek, led a prolonged effort to push him out. Chapek writes that Iger ran what he describes as a “relentless three-year campaign” to get him removed after Iger appointed him to the CEO role.
Chapek also characterizes his termination as being handled in a way that made it appear he had committed a serious wrongdoing. He portrays the end of his tenure as abrupt and suggests there was an intentional, prearranged process behind his removal. The excerpts published by outlets present Chapek’s account while not offering additional independent evidence or commentary from Disney or Iger in the provided reports.
Together, the articles frame the dispute as a personal allegation by Chapek about the motivations and conduct of his predecessor, with both sources emphasizing that he attributes his firing to actions he believes were planned rather than the result of business performance alone.
