Robert Iger

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Robert Iger

American businessman

Also known as: Bob Iger

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Disney Company
Continuing expansion: ABC, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm
…succeeded by former ABC chairman Robert Iger. Iger oversaw a dramatic expansion of the Disney brand and orchestrated a string of high-profile acquisitions. In 2006 Disney purchased Pixar for $7.4 billion, and it acquired Marvel Entertainment, a company best known as a comic book publisher, for $4 billion in 2009.
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…succeeded by former ABC chairman Robert Iger. Iger oversaw a dramatic expansion of the Disney brand and orchestrated a string of high-profile acquisitions. In 2006 Disney purchased Pixar for $7.4 billion, and it acquired Marvel Entertainment, a company best known as a comic book publisher, for $4 billion in 2009.
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chairperson
…former CEO, as exemplified by Robert Iger, who was CEO (2005–20) of The Walt Disney Company before becoming the company’s chairman (2012–20); he later returned as CEO. The nonexecutive chairperson does not typically influence daily matters and, by being outside of that decision-making process, can offer unique insight that can…
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…former CEO, as exemplified by Robert Iger, who was CEO (2005–20) of The Walt Disney Company before becoming the company’s chairman (2012–20); he later returned as CEO. The nonexecutive chairperson does not typically influence daily matters and, by being outside of that decision-making process, can offer unique insight that can…
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