Disney CEO may extend tenure again

While his planned retirement is 16 months away, Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger has no successor in sight.

This may cause him to extend his tenure for a third time, people familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires.

"The prevailing theory is that Bob will have to extend to train his replacement," said one Disney executive. "There will be a steep learning curve for whoever comes in and no one believes Bob or the board wants to set someone up to fail."

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