Tag: Bob Iger
Bob Iger’s fast start back as Disney’s CEO is welcome news to shareholders like us
Bob Iger, who returned last week as CEO of Disney (DIS), told employees Monday he intends to maintain the company's current hiring freeze. He also rei [...]
Disney is counting on Iger to make hard choices about TV, streaming
Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, pauses while speaking during an Economic Club of New York event in Midtown [...]
Disney CEO Bob Iger plans restructuring, Chapek loyalist Kareem Daniel to leave
Bob Iger attends the World Premiere of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 'Avengers: Endgame' at Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019.Jeff [...]
Disney blindsided Chapek with decision to replace him with Iger
Disney chose to rehire Bob Iger as chief executive after receiving internal complaints from senior leadership that Bob Chapek was not fit for the job, [...]
Bob Iger is back. He’s the steady hand that Disney needs as CEO to get it back on track
Bob Chapek is out as chief executive of Disney (DIS), the company said late Sunday, a leadership shakeup that nearly two weeks ago we began to champio [...]
Disney (DIS) shares rise after Iger replaces Chapek as CEO
Disney World celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 2022.Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty ImagesShares of Disney popped in premarket trade M [...]
What Bob Iger’s return means for Disney and Chapek’s decisions
Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO at The Walt Disney Company speaks in Laguna Beach, California, October 22, 2019.Mike Blake | ReutersBob Iger's shocking [...]
How Bryan Lourd became one of the most powerful people in Hollywood
Bryan Lourd speaks onstage during the Lincoln Center American Songbook Gala honoring Bonnie Hammer at Broadway Theatre on January 29, 2020 in New York [...]
Moviegoing won’t return to pre-pandemic levels, says Disney’s Bob Iger
Robert Iger attends the Stella McCartney "Get Back" Capsule Collection and documentary release of Peter Jackson's "Get Back" at The Jim Henson Company [...]
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger takes stake in Australian design company Canva
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger has acquired a stake in Australian design company Canva and agreed to be an advisor to the closely held company."We're incr [...]
Funko sells 25% stake to group including Bob Iger, Rich Paul, eBay
A consortium including former Disney CEO Bob Iger, sports agent Rich Paul, eBay and the Chernin Group is buying a 25% stake in toy maker Funko.The inv [...]
Disney CEO Chapek under pressure, at odds with ex-boss Bob Iger
Bob Iger, left, and Bob Chapek of DisneyCharley Gallay | Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApril 12, 2020. That's the day form [...]
Disney’s Bob Iger on how to create a success story in the tech era
Disney completed several big deals with big personalities during Bob Iger's tenure, including the acquisitions of Steve Jobs' Pixar and 21tst Centu [...]
Jim Cramer’s ‘Mad Cash’ recap & inventory picks Nov. 13, 2019
CNBC's Jim Cramer hails Bob Iger's management of Disney and the early subscriber outcomes of the corporate's just-launched streaming platform Disne [...]
Disney is betting massive on nostalgia for Disney Plus launch
Julie Andrews portrays Maria von Trapp in a scene from the favored film musical of 1965, The Sound of Music.Bettmann | Bettmann | Getty Photographs [...]