Overview
- Jeff Williams, Apple’s former chief operating officer, has been nominated as an independent director and will stand for election at Disney’s 2026 annual shareholders meeting.
- If shareholders approve, Disney’s board would expand from 10 to 11 members effective at the meeting.
- Williams retired from Apple in 2025 after nearly three decades, overseeing design and the global supply chain and leading the Apple Watch and health initiatives.
- Board chairman James P. Gorman cited Williams’ leadership at the intersection of technology, operations, and product design, and Williams said he admires Disney’s tradition of pairing imagination with innovation.
- Shareholders will also vote on the re-election of the current directors, as the board moves toward naming a successor to CEO Bob Iger in early 2026.