Christine M. McCarthy

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

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. In 2000, she became treasurer of Disney. On June 30, 2015, McCarthy was appointed as the CFO of The Walt Disney Company replacing Jay Rasulo 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. In 2021, she faced controversy when she suggested cutting food portion sizes at Disney's theme parks would benefit overweight Disney guests. On December 21, 2021, Disney announced they had renewed McCarthy's contract as CFO through 2024.