Christine McCarthy

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For the American actress, see Christine Elise McCarthy.
Christine McCarthy
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusiness
The Walt Disney Company
CFO
Assumed office
June 30, 2015
Preceded byJay Rasulo
Imperial Bancorp
CFO and executive vice president
In office
1981–1996

Christine McCarthy is an American businesswoman and the chief financial officer (CFO) of The Walt Disney Company.[1] McCarthy reports to chief executive officer Bob Chapek.[2]

Education[]

McCarthy graduated from Smith College with a bachelor's degree in biology.[3] She also earned an MBA in marketing and management from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.[3]

Career[]

Before joining Disney, McCarthy worked in the banking industry. From 1981 to 1996, McCarthy worked at First Interstate Bancorp in several finance and planning positions. She served as CFO and an executive vice president for Imperial Bancorp from 1997 to 2000.[3] In 2000, she became treasurer of Disney.[4] On June 30, 2015, McCarthy was appointed as the CFO of The Walt Disney Company replacing Jay Rasulo[3] under a four-year contract with a base salary of $1.25 million with a potential 200% performance based bonuses and 250% long term incentive award.[4] In 2021, she faced controversy when she suggested cutting food portion sizes at Disney's theme parks would benefit overweight Disney guests.[5] On December 21, 2021, Disney announced they had renewed McCarthy's contract as CFO through 2024.[6]

Philanthropy[]

McCarthy is a trustee for the Westridge School (Pasadena).[7] She is also a mentor for the National Math and Science Initiative.[7]

Awards[]

In 2015, McCarthy received the Woman of the Year Award from Treasury Today.[7]

External links[]

Business positions
Preceded by
Unknown
 Treasurer of Disney Co.
2000–2015 		Succeeded by
Jonathan S. Headley
Preceded by CFO of Disney Co.
2015– 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

References[]

  1. ^ Tharakan, Anya George. "Disney names treasurer Christine McCarthy as CFO". Reuters. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ Miller, Daniel (30 June 2015). "Walt Disney Co. taps Christine McCarthy as new chief financial officer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Palmeri, Chris (30 June 2015). "Disney Promotes Christine McCarthy as First Female CFO". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b Lieberman, David (30 June 2015). "Disney Taps Christine McCarthy To Be CFO, And Kevin Mayer As Chief Strategy Officer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ SFGATE, Katie Dowd (2021-11-11). "Disneyland fans angered by exec's 'fat shaming' comment". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  6. ^ Weprin, Alex (21 December 2021). "Disney CFO Christine McCarthy Extends Contract Into 2024". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Rainey, James (30 June 2015). "Christine McCarthy Named New Disney Chief Financial Officer". Variety. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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