Bob Iger
Bob Iger
Robert Allen "Bob" Iger /ˈaɪɡər/is an American businessman and the chairman and chief executive officerof The Walt Disney Company. Before Disney, Iger served as the president of ABC Television from 1994 to 1995 and the president and chief operating officerof Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from 1995 until Disney's acquisition of the company in 1996. He was named president and COO of Disney in 2000, and later succeeded Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005, after a successful effort by Roy E. Disney...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth10 February 1951
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not in the camp that believes that Netflix is going to take over the world...technology makes it impossible to have a monopoly.
It's in our best interest to put some of the old rules aside and create new ones and follow the consumer-what the consumer wants and where the consumer wants to go.
People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.
Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.
Though our mountain may be slightly smaller in scale to the one you find in Asia, it is remarkable in its authenticity.
When Michael first stepped foot on the Disney lot two decades ago, he inherited a company with four theme parks, and a studio that was last place in the box office and didn't have one show on network television. Thanks to his great leadership and creativity, the Disney of today has grown exponentially, earning us the undisputed reputation for being the world's leader in quality family entertainment, which is why dedicating this remarkable building in Michael's honor is such a fitting tribute to the fantastic contributions he made to the Disney legacy.
As the business has gotten more competitive, it has also become more challenging.
Miramax under them had basically become a major studio. We're still in the Miramax business, but it will be reconstructed to look more like what they started.
There's a glut of product in the marketplace. It's actually a business that's showing some growth, but it's showing more challenge for the motion-picture side of the business.
Disney's commitment to diversity, including building a best-in-class supplier base, is woven into our core values and prominent in the high quality entertainment we create for millions of people worldwide. We're proud to be recognized by SCMBDC with this honor.
This is a particularly interesting time for the Walt Disney Co.. It is interesting because we operate in very dynamic businesses in a world that is changing every day before our eyes. Business is changing at a much faster pace.
Our parks are the No. 1 tourist destinations for every continent where we have a presence,