Disney4me Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 At last Thursday’s Walt Disney World investors’ event, Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger announced that he will leave the company when his current contract expires in 2021. Bob Iger He had previously planned to step down in 2018, but his contract was subsequently extended twice (once in March 2017 and again in December 2017). He even joked in the investors’ meeting that “I’d say ‘This time I mean it’, but I’ve said that before.” Bob Iger In 2000, Iger was named Disney’s President and Chief Operating Officer. He became CEO in 2005 after Micheal Eisner’s departure. Iger has overseen some of the Walt Disney Company’s largest acquisitions, including the most recent acquisition last month of 21st Century Fox. Click here to subscribe to the DFB Newsletter, where we keep you up-t0-date on all the big Disney Parks news! What are your thoughts on Robert Iger’s impact on the Walt Disney Company? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Related posts: Breaking: Disney World Switches to Date-Based Ticket Pricing. Find Out How It Affects YOU! Disney Restaurant Allergy-Specific Menus Now Available on DisneyWorld.com and Disneyland.com For Some Locations! Is Epcot’s World Showcase Wine Walk Being Discontinued? View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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