Bob Iger

Robert Alan Iger ˈaɪɡər born February 10 1951 is an American media executive who is chief executive officer CEO of the Walt Disney Company He previously was the president of the American Broadcasting Company ABC between 1994 and 1995 and president and chief operating officer COO of Capital CitiesABC from 1995 until its acquisition by Disney in 1996 Iger was named president of Disney in 2000 and succeeded Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005 until his contract expired in 2020 He then was executive chairman until his formal retirement from the company on December 31 2021 At the request of Disneys board of directors Iger returned to Disney as CEO on November 20 2022 following the dismissal of his appointed successor Bob Chapek In July 2023 Disney renewed Igers contract until 2026 Considered a highly effective and visionary media executive Iger was able to broaden Disneys roster of intellectual properties expanded its presence in international markets and oversaw an increase of the companys market capitalization from 56 billion to 231 billion during his initial 15year stewardship of the company He led the major acquisitions of Pixar in 2006 for 74 billion Marvel Entertainment in 2009 for 4 billion Lucasfilm in 2012 for 406 billion and the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox in 2019 for 713 billion Iger also expanded the companys theme park resorts presence in East Asia with the introduction of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort in 2005 and 2016 respectively He was a driving force behind the reinvigoration of Walt Disney Animation Studios the brandedrelease strategy of its film studios output and the companys increased investment in its directtoconsumer businesses including Disney and Hulu Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Iger licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia