The Walt Disney Company is currently searching for a successor to Bob Iger, its current CEO, and one of the candidates that the company is looking at is Andrew Wilson—the CEO of EA—according to a new report today about how Disney’s search for a new CEO now includes not only those within its castle walls, but also external candidates and outsiders. Sources say that Wilson, who has been leading EA since September 2013, is being eyed for the role alongside several other potential replacements, including Dana Walden and Alan Bergman (Disney Entertainment co-chairs), Jimmy Pitaro (ESPN chairman), and Josh D’Amaro (Disney Experiences chairman). The Wall Street Journal’s coverage noted that Wilson had previously discussed selling EA to Disney, but that a deal never materialized.
Disney said last month that it plans to name Iger’s replacement in early 2026, later than initially planned. Names that have surfaced in Disney’s deliberations in recent months include external candidates, such as Andrew Wilson, chief executive officer of game company Electronic Arts, people familiar with the matter said. What appeared to be an internal horse-race between a core cluster of four tenured Disney executives could now be anyone’s game.