By Tom Grater International Film Reporter Outgoing Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger has said that the company is “sobered ” by the ongoing coronavirus situation, but insisted that the future remains bright for the House of Mouse.
Iger stated that the company is “incredibly resilient” and “has been through a lot in terms of wars, economic downturn and disasters” in the past.
His comments came as the company’s stock has declined some 25% since early February, with global markets being upturned by the coronavirus crisis. “Our future has always been bright and it remains so for good reasons,” added Iger, who was speaking at the opening of Disney’s annual shareholders meeting, where he introduced incoming CEO Bob Chapek.
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