The Walt Disney Company announced Chief Financial Officer Christine M. McCarthy will be stepping down from her role and taking a family medical leave of absence, and veteran Disney executive Kevin Lansberry, Chief Financial Officer of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, will serve as the company's Interim CFO, effective July 1, 2023, it was announced June 15, 2023 by Bob Iger, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company. McCarthy will continue as a strategic advisor to the company during her leave and will assist with the process of identifying and onboarding a long-term successor to ensure a smooth and successful transition. Lansberry has agreed to serve as Interim CFO while a thorough search of internal and external candidates is conducted for a permanent replacement.

As Interim CFO, Lansberry will assume oversight of the company's worldwide finance organization, which includes 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, global security, investor relations, risk management, tax and treasury. During his tenure at Disney Parks, Lansberry has held a variety of leadership roles in finance, business development, alliances and operations. He assumed the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in 2017, which was expanded in 2018 to also include Consumer Products.

In that role, Lansberry has been responsible for the financial planning and fiscal management of domestic and international theme parks and resorts, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, Adventures by Disney, Walt Disney Imagineering, revenue management and analytics, global business development and Consumer Products. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Ball State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. McCarthy joined Disney in 2000 as Treasurer and became Chief Financial Officer in 2015.

Prior to joining Disney, she was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Imperial Bancorp from 1997 to 2000. She also held various executive positions in finance and planning at First Interstate Bancorp from 1981 to 1996. She serves on the Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company and FM Global and is a trustee of the Carnegie Institution for Science.