# Did Michael Eisner Leave Disney?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-michael-eisner-leave-disney/140780>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 5, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-michael-eisner-leave-disney/140780 "2002-12-05T21:47:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-michael-eisner-leave-disney/140780/1 "2002-12-05T21:47:02Z")

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Passing the news stand one day about a month or so ago, I thought I saw a blurb about Michael Eisner resigning as Disney’s CEO? Is this correct, or was he at least talking about it? Maybe some SDopers can tell me the scoop on this.

Thanks,

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-michael-eisner-leave-disney/140780/2 "2002-12-05T22:57:44Z")

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Not turning up anything on GoogleNews.

> **[Disney Board Still Must Be More Autonomous](https://www.forbes.com/2002/12/02/cx_pp_1202disneyboard.html)**
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> A presiding director is a start--but just how independent will The Walt Disney Co.'s board be?

Doesn’t mention it.

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-michael-eisner-leave-disney/140780/3 "2002-12-05T23:24:04Z")

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Hmm…I wish I would have stopped to get the full story. This wasn’t just a little article, either. And, it showed a picture of Mickey Mouse shedding some tears…but not to be confused with that better-known image of Mickey Mouse crying for the Morte de Walt Disney. - Jinx

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-michael-eisner-leave-disney/140780/4 "2002-12-06T00:19:22Z")

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According to the Yahoo page, Eisner is still Chairman and CEO.

> **[Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News](https://finance.yahoo.com/)**
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> At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life.

Also, in this press release, from Dec. 3, 2002:

> **[Disney.com | The official home for all things Disney](https://www.disney.com/)**
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> The official website for all things Disney: theme parks, resorts, movies, tv programs, characters, games, videos, music, shopping, and more!

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> “While the key to corporate governance resides squarely in the integrity of the people running a company, these guidelines were designed to ensure that Disney meets or exceeds not just the letter, but the spirit of the new rules,” said Michael Eisner, Disney chairman and CEO. “These new guidelines are another sign of Disney’s commitment to maintaining a leadership role in corporate governance.”

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-michael-eisner-leave-disney/140780/5 "2002-12-06T16:06:21Z")

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Best I could do: [Eisner Wants Iger to Succeed Him](http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/reuters20021122_392.html)