Robert+Iger



Robert Iger was born on February 10, 1951 in Long Island, New York. His parents are Mimi Iger and Arthur Iger. His mother worked at Boardman Junior High School in Oceanside, New York. Arthur was executive vice president and general manager of the Greenvale Marketing Corporation, and a professor of advertising and public relations. Robert Iger grew up in Oceanside, New York where he attended school until college. Since Robert was ten years old, he knew he wanted to be in television business. After graduating Oceanside High School, he attended Ithaca College. He graduated Ithaca with BS in communications. After college, he began his career as a weatherman in Ithaca. In 1974, he switched gears and his career at ABC. At ABC, he was the chairman. In 1996, he joined Walt Disney as chairman of Disney-owned ABC group. In 1999, he was promoted to President of Walt Disney International. Only two years later, he became chief operating officer. After five years of hard work, Robert became the CEO of Walt Disney. Walt Disney is major international family entertainment and media enterprise company located in Burbank, California. Walt Disney includes four business segments. The four business segments are media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, and consumer products. As CEO, he focuses on three fundamental aspects. He makes sure the company is generating the best creative content possible. Robert tries fostering innovation and utilizing the latest technology. The last aspect he focuses on is expanding into new markets around the world. Since Robert has been the CEO of Walt Disney, it recorded 5% growth in revenues and a 24% increase in total shareholder return. During Robert Iger’s tenure, Disney has become the largest media company in the world, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 8%. While excelling in his career, Robert still had time for his family. He was first married to Susan, but divorced her in 1994. During their marriage, they had two daughters named Amanda and Kate. After their divorce, Robert married Willow Bay in October of 1995. Together, they had two sons named Robert Maxwell and William. Robert Iger has work hard and climbed the ladder to success. Without him, Walt Disney wouldn’t be as powerful as it is.

//“Sometimes I feel like I am a contestant in a reality show that would probably be called The Apprentice Survivor Millionaire.” –Robert Iger//

//“Are there challenges? Absolutely. But in aggregate, this is a very strong and valuable company. // // ” –Robert Iger // // Works Cited: // [] [] [] [] [] []