Bob Daly to Step Down as AFI Board Chair After 17 Years
Bob Daly will leave the American Film Institute board chair position at the next trustee meeting on Wednesday, October 21, according to Variety.
Bob Daly will step down as chair of the American Film Institute Board of Directors, a change that takes effect at the next AFI trustee meeting on Wednesday, October 21, according to Variety. He has held the position for 17 years.
The institute's leadership ranks include Bob Gazzale as AFI president and CEO and Kathleen Kennedy as chair of the AFI Board of Trustees.
Daly joined the AFI Board in April 1981 and was named chair on Oct. 8, 2009, succeeding co-chairs Jon Avnet and John Cooke. The AFI was founded in 1967.
Before his AFI tenure, Daly began his career at CBS as a gofer in 1955 and spent 25 years there, eventually serving as president. In 1980 he joined Warner Bros. as chairman and co-CEO. During his 19 years at the studio, he and co-CEO Terry Semel oversaw 16 consecutive years of record earnings.
He later joined the Los Angeles Dodgers as chair and CEO, spending four years with the team before selling it in 2004. He also served as chair of the charity Save the Children.
Quick answers
When does Bob Daly's departure as AFI board chair take effect?
The change takes effect at the next AFI trustee meeting on Wednesday, October 21.
How long has Bob Daly chaired the AFI Board of Directors?
He has held the AFI board chair position for 17 years, taking the role on Oct. 8, 2009.
Who leads AFI alongside the board chair?
Bob Gazzale is AFI president and CEO, and Kathleen Kennedy is chair of the AFI Board of Trustees.