The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors recently named James P. Gorman as chairman ... 2 after nine years of service. Gorman was executive chairman of Morgan Stanley and stepped down from ...

Disney said Morgan Stanley veteran James Gorman would become chairman of the board on Jan. 2, after stepping down from his post as executive chair of Morgan Stanley at the end of the year.

Disney is in the middle of a recession. At least, it would be if it was a nation, which it kind of is. Over the past four years, the home of Iron Man, Predator and Mickey Mouse—with 225,000 ...