WALT DISNEY CO. TO NAME NEW CEO
The Walt Disney Co. is expected to name its president, Robert Iger (shown in this undated photo) to succeed Michael Eisner as chief executive officer after EBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman, who was competing with Iger for the job, withdrew her application, in Los Angeles on March 13, 2005. Eisner, who has been CEO since 1984, announced last year he would retire when his contract expires in 2006. Disney says a decision will be made by June. (UPI Photo/Walt Disney Co.)
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