Splitting up Morrell’s role, Biden administration insider and recent Disney addition Kristina Schake will handle Disney communications efforts. Company General Counsel Horacio Gutierrez will take over Government Relations and Global Public Policy. Additionally, EVP Corporate Social Responsibility Jenny Cohen now will report directly to Chapek as Disney tries to figure out where it stands and to whom is it is donating.
In the dying days of Bob Iger’s reign in December, Morrell was announced as successor to Disney’s longtime and iron-fisted Senior EVP and Chief Communications Officer Zenia Mucha. As former theme parks boss Chapek sought to establish his own stamp on the company he had served so long, GOP and BP vet Morrell was seen as a clear indication of the direction the CEO wanted to steer the good ship Disney.
Reminder: Iger had to shake Chapek by the lapels and tell him to stand up to DeathSantis