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Bob Iger

American media executive (born 1951)

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Robert Alan Iger (; 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 Cities/ABC, 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.

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🇺🇸 How Is the New Parks Guy Becoming Disney CEO Different Than the Last One? Josh D’Amaro Has Dana Walden (2026-03-18)
Does Disney now have its own equivalent of Donna Langley?...
🇺🇸 Bob Iger Reflects On 52-Year Disney Run, Says He’ll Be “Cheering On” Josh D’Amaro, Dana Walden & Co. As He “Sails Into The Sunset” (2026-03-18)
On his last day as Disney CEO, Bob Iger reflected on his 52-year run at the company and said he’ll be “cheering on” successor Josh D’Amaro, President ...
🇺🇸 Disney names parks chief Josh D'Amaro to succeed CEO Bob Iger (2026-03-18)
Josh D'Amaro, who oversees Disney theme parks and dozens of resort hotels worldwide, will become the next Disney CEO....
🇺🇸 Disney embarks on new chapter as Josh D'Amaro takes over as CEO (2026-03-18)
Bob Iger is stepping aside as Josh D'Amaro, who previously served as chairman of Disney's experiences division, takes over as CEO....
🇺🇸 Disney’s Next CEO: Five Things to Know About Josh D’Amaro (2026-03-17)
The years-in-the-works changing of the guard atop the C-suite at Disney is happening this week: The CEO mantle is being passed from Bob Iger to Josh D...
🇺🇸 As Disney CEO Bob Iger Steps Aside, a Look at His Tenure as a Dynamic, Transformative Leader — With an Asterisk or Two (2026-03-17)
Bob Iger has been hailed as among the greatest CEOs of his generation. As he prepares to (finally) exit as Disney’s CEO and officially hands over the ...

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