Laying the course for the future, Alan Bergman is succeeding Alan Horn as Walt Disney Studios chairman, while Horn will focus solely on his role as chief creative officer, the company announced Monday.
The move isn't a surprise. The two executives have been running Hollywood's most prosperous movie studio together since spring 2019, when Bergman was named co-chairman and Horn gained the additional title of chief creative officer.
Horn, whose 50-year-plus career makes him one of Hollywood's most respected figures, is following a similar path to that laid out by former Walt Disney Co.
CEO Bob Iger. In February, Bob Chapek took over as CEO of the conglomerate, while Iger said he would remain deeply involved in Disney as executive chairman with.