Disney (SAY) CEO Bob Iger is expected to retire in 2026, but the company has not yet announced who will succeed Iger. The CEO played an important role in the life of the company recent turnaround, with the company’s financial director Hugh Johnston recounts Yahoo Finance, “The magic is back at Disney” under the leadership of Iger. Wall Street Journal reporter Robbie Whelan sits down with the hosts of Market Domination Overtime Julie Hyman And Josh Lipton to share what he has learned report on Iger’s imminent succession.

Johnston said Disney is considering external candidates for the soon-to-be-open CEO position, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson. “Wilson has a pretty long relationship with the company. He’s known Bob Iger for quite a long time… The first big meeting between the two, the two men and the two companies, was in 2018, when Andrew Wilson had a interview for the post of CEO of ESPN, a position that ultimately went to Jimmy Pitaro, who is also in the race as a potential CEO succession candidate.

Iger reportedly made contact with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos (NFLX) to ask how the two-person CEO structure has worked for the streaming giant. Johnston says, “The two names that everyone has in mind when it comes to a possible co-CEO deal at Disney are Dana Walden, co-president of their entertainment division, and Josh D’Amaro, president of the experiments division. ” The reporter notes: “It’s unclear whether this same structure would really work at Disney as it does so well at Netflix.”

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This article was written by Naomi Buchanan.