Walt Disney Co. extends CFO Christine McCarthy’s contract through 2024

The Walt Disney Company Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Christine M. McCarthy’s contract has been extended through June 30, 2024.

“Christine’s leadership has been indispensable during this time of disruption and transformation, and her impact reaches well beyond our balance sheet. She has been instrumental to Disney’s growth and helped us navigate the most difficult days of the pandemic,” Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek said in a news release.

McCarthy is a 22-year veteran of the Company and has served as CFO since 2015. Her contract was set to expire at the end of 2022.

“I am proud of Disney’s world-class financial organization and all it has achieved, and look forward to building on the team’s success in the years ahead,” she said in a news release.

As CFO, McCarthy oversees the Company’s worldwide finance organization, which includes brand and franchise management; corporate alliances and partnerships; corporate real estate; corporate strategy and business development; enterprise controllership; enterprise technology; financial planning and analysis; global product and labor standards; investor relations; risk management; tax; and treasury.

“It is an incredible privilege to serve as CFO of this great company, and I am thankful for the opportunity to continue working with Bob Chapek and the entire senior management team as we advance the Company’s strategic initiatives with an eye toward delivering shareholder value,” said McCarthy, whose contract previously had been set to expire at the end of 2022.

McCarthy first joined Disney in 2000, and prior to becoming CFO in 2015, she was Executive Vice President, Corporate Real Estate, Alliances and Treasurer.