Disney Extends Contract Of CFO & 22-Year Co. Veteran Christine M. McCarthy Through June 30, 2024

Published Dec 23, 2021
Disney
Investing & Inspiration
Market News

By John F. Heerdink, Jr.

As per reports, the Walt Disney Company (DIS) has extended Christine M. McCarthy’s contract as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer through June 30, 2024. Ms. McCarthy, a 22-year veteran of the Company first joined Disney in 2000, and prior to becoming CFO in 2015, she was Executive Vice President, Corporate Real Estate, Alliances, and Treasurer.

“Christine’s leadership has been indispensable during this time of disruption and transformation, and her impact reaches well beyond our balance sheet. She has been instrumental to Disney’s growth and helped us navigate the most difficult days of the pandemic. Her expertise, judgment, and relationships are true assets to the Company, and I am grateful to have her as a valued partner,” stated CEO Mr. Bob Chapek.

“It is an incredible privilege to serve as CFO of this great company, and I am thankful for the opportunity to continue working with Bob Chapek and the entire senior management team as we advance the Company’s strategic initiatives with an eye toward delivering shareholder value. I am proud of Disney’s world-class financial organization and all it has achieved, and look forward to building on the team’s success in the years ahead, ” stated Ms. McCarthy, whose contract previously had been set to expire at the end of 2022.

As CFO, Ms. McCarthy looks after the Company’s worldwide finance organization, which includes brand and franchise management, corporate real estate, corporate alliances and partnerships, corporate strategy and business development, enterprise technology, enterprise controllership, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, global product and labor standards, risk management, tax, and treasury.

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