Instagram/Josh D'Amaro & Dana Walde TV Disney's smooth CEO transition: Josh D'Amaro named CEO after an exhaustive 18-month search. Dana Walden appointed to new creative leadership role. March 18, 2026 AceShowbiz - At the recent Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, Disney Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston praised the company's board for executing a remarkably smooth and thorough CEO succession process.