Hugh Johnston is recorded as CFO at Walt Disney Co (DIS). Earlier roles on record: CFO at Pepsico Inc (PEP) until November 30, 2023. Pepsico Inc reported in an 8-K filed November 6, 2023 that Hugh Johnston resigned as Chief Financial Officer, effective November 30, 2023. The proxy statement of Walt Disney Co reports total compensation of $20,168,775 for Hugh Johnston in fiscal 2025, including a base salary of $2,000,000. Disclosed compensation is on record for 2 fiscal years. Hugh Johnston has spoken on 22 earnings calls and 3 other investor events across 2 companies, most recently for Walt Disney Co on September 9, 2026. Those appearances were for Pepsico Inc (PEP) and Walt Disney Co (DIS). Walt Disney Co is classified in the Entertainment industry within the Communication Services sector. Other companies whose calls Hugh Johnston spoke on are classified in the Consumer Defensive sector. Other leadership on record at Walt Disney Co includes Bob Chapek (CEO), Josh D'Amaro (CEO and Board Member), Robert A. Iger (CEO, Chairman and Board Member) and 7 others.
“On November 1, 2023, Hugh F. Johnston notified PepsiCo, Inc. (the "Company") of his intent to resign from the Company, effective November 30, 2023.”
Pepsico Inc Form 8-K, filed November 6, 2023
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Hugh Johnston on recent calls
“And thank you for highlighting the momentum. We do feel like we have very good momentum in the business right now. When Josh took over as CEO, and it's been less than six months at this point, so still relatively early on, he articulated three things that were going to be priorities for the company.”
“You know, as Josh said, we greenlight projects that really are driven by two things. Number one, attractive returns on the projects. And number two, they bring value to the guest experience.”
“That's the essence of the Walt Disney Company. And I don't think of them as sort of being competing. I think of them as almost sequential in a way. Creativity is the value creation engine of the company.”
“Because both people really do cut across businesses and that they do have strong followership, not just within their own businesses, but more broadly, there's a lot of energy there in terms of people being excited about Josh, being excited about the fact that this process was also handled so smoothly.”
