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
Netflix, Amazon, iTunes - whatever platforms emerge - we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business. Which means there are entirely new opportunities to monetize our capital investment in content and do so in ways that work for distributors, for consumers and for creators.
I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.
I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.
I ride a bike and use aerobic equipment twice a week, and work out with a trainer, lifting weights.
I started off wanting very much to be a newscaster.
I had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.
I get up at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, no matter where I am in the world.
Sometimes I feel like I'm a contestant in a reality show that probably would be called The Apprentice Survivor Millionaire.
I think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind.
Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.
We're delighted to be working with Apple to offer fans a new and innovative way to experience our wildly popular shows.
I'm committed to increasing long-term value for shareholders and am confident we will continue to do so through the successful execution of our core strategic priorities: the creation of high quality, branded content and experiences, the use of technology, and creating growth in numerous and exciting international markets.
People don't like to follow pessimists.
People go to Disney because they know its brand attributes. We believe we have an opportunity to go with our content directly to consumers.