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Disney COO Staggs to step down as search for new CEO widens

Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook seen as potential candidate

Published Tue, Apr 5, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Los Angeles

TOM Staggs, the veteran Walt Disney Co executive who had been widely seen as the media company's next CEO, will step down on May 6 as the board expands its search for a successor to Bob Iger, Disney said on Monday.

The unexpected move came little more than a year after Mr Staggs had been promoted to chief operating officer, and about two years before Mr Iger, Disney's chief executive and chairman, is due to retire.

A source with knowledge of the situation said Mr Staggs, 55, had learnt that he was not guaranteed the CEO …

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