As other C-suite executives have cycled through the company over the decades, Ms. Mucha has endured to become leadership team bedrock, giving her a voice in nearly every major corporate decision. In 2016, for instance, when Disney was thinking about buying Twitter, she was against it. Mr. Iger passed, later citing the platform’s “nastiness.”Lately, Ms. Mucha’s job has taken on a difficult new dimension. Walking that line — while protecting Disney at all costs — has forced Ms. Mucha to make decisions that have, more and more, cast her as a villain. In other instances, she has made the opposite call, adding Disney’s voice in support of issues such as L.G.B.T.Q.

Source: New York Times July 13, 2021 19:18 UTC