Overview
- Swinburne will report to CFO Hugh Johnston and is expected to join the company in the near future.
- His mandate combines investor relations with corporate strategy, tasking him with investor communications, long-term planning, and market analysis to spot growth opportunities.
- Disney is scheduled to release quarterly results Monday during earnings season, as Swinburne transitions from Morgan Stanley.
- The role consolidates duties previously handled by treasurer Carlos A. Gómez for investor relations and EVP Justin Warbrooke on an interim basis for strategy.
- The appointment arrives as the company readies a CEO succession from Bob Iger following a proxy fight that highlighted Disney’s sizable retail shareholder base.