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Robert Alan Iger (/ ˈ aɪ ɡ ər /; born February 10, 1951) [2] is an American media executive who is chief executive officer (CEO) of the Walt Disney Company. [3] He previously was the president of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) between 1994 and 1995 and president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, from 1995 until its acquisition by Disney in 1996.
Bob Iger became CEO of Disney in 2005, expanding the company's properties. Disney's 2006 live-action film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was Disney's biggest hit to that date and the third-highest-grossing film ever, making $1 billion at the box office. [313]
Before becoming CEO, Chapek had a 26-year career with The Walt Disney Company, beginning in the Home Entertainment division, and eventually rising to become Chairman of Parks & Resorts. Chapek, who had a controversial tenure as CEO, [1] [2] was dismissed from the position on November 20, 2022, and succeeded by his predecessor, Bob Iger. [3]
(Reuters) -Walt Disney named Morgan Stanley veteran James Gorman as chair on Monday and said it would announce a replacement for CEO Bob Iger in early 2026, announcing for the first time a ...
Disney plans to announce its next CEO in early 2026 in the first timeline the company has publicly given for appointing a successor to current chief Bob Iger.The media giant made the announcement ...
Succession, part two. Disney's board still has over two years until Iger's contract is up, but the effective deadline for lining up Iger's successor will come much sooner than December 2026.
CEO [22] 2020 On 1 January 2020, Henry took over as CEO of BHP from Andrew Mackenzie: 2024-08-16 BMW: Oliver Zipse: Chairman of the board of management [23] 2020 Succeeded Harald Krüger: 2017-11-15 Boeing: Kelly Ortberg: President and CEO 2024 Succeeds Dave Calhoun: 2024-10-20 Boston Consulting Group: Rich Lesser: President and CEO [24] 2013 ...
With James Gorman set to succeed former Nike CEO Mark Parker as chairman of Disney's board effective Jan. 2, the succession process has been routinely branded a "critical priority" for the new year.