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Bob Iger Biography

Robert Allen Iger (/ˈaɪɡər/; born February 10, 1951) is an American businessman who is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. Before Disney, Iger served as the president of ABC Television from 1994 to 1995 and the president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from 1995 until Disney's acquisition of the company in 1996. He was named president and COO of Disney in 2000, and later succeeded Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005, after a successful effort by Roy E. Disney to shake up the management of the company. As part of his yearly compensation, Iger earned $44.9 million in 2015.

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I'm committed to increasing long-term value for shareholders and am confident we will continue to do so through the successful execution of our core strategic priorities: the creation of high quality, branded content and experiences, the use of technology, and creating growth in numerous and exciting international markets.

Branded, Creating, Increasing, Successful, Technology

It's in our best interest to put some of the old rules aside and create new ones and follow the consumer-what the consumer wants and where the consumer wants to go.

Consumers, Create, Interest, Old, Rules, Want

People go to Disney because they know its brand attributes. We believe we have an opportunity to go with our content directly to consumers.

Attributes, Believe, Consumers, Disney, Opportunity, People

I began as a weatherman and I learned very quickly I wasn't very good at it.

Good, Quickly, Very Good, Weatherman, Weathermen

Netflix, Amazon, iTunes - whatever platforms emerge - we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business. Which means there are entirely new opportunities to monetize our capital investment in content and do so in ways that work for distributors, for consumers and for creators.

Amazon, Distributors, Home, Mean, Opportunity, Ways

When I saw the first video iPod, I thought this could have the same impact VHS
home video had on the movie business.

Business, Home, Impact, Ipods, Video

I drive myself to and from work. I love the privacy.

Drive, Love, Privacy, Work

The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.

Company, Creativity, Heart, Soul

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.

Important, Leadership, Optimism, Part, Time

And it's only the beginning of a new era of exceptional Star Wars storytelling; next year we'll release our first standalone movie based on these characters, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII in 2017, and we'll finish this trilogy with Episode IX in 2019.

2019, Character, Movie, Stars, War, Year

We're delighted to be working with Apple to offer fans a new and innovative way to experience our wildly popular shows.

Apples, Fans, Offer, Way, Wildly

Identify what all the issues are & when you find them don't hide from them.

Hide, Identify, Issues

Digital piracy needs to be addressed. Without content protection, investment in content can't be supported. We need secure distribution. If you (telecommunications equipment and software makers) help us, we will make it easier for you to distribute our content.

Contentment, Digital, Distribution, Needs, Piracy, Telecommunications

Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.

Consumer, Consumers, Incredibly, Keeping, Simple

I think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind.

Eye, Fairly, Look, Open, People, Thinking

People don't like to follow pessimists.

Follow, Like, People, Pessimist, Pessimists

I started off wanting very much to be a newscaster.

Newscaster, Wanting

If we give people the ability to buy a lot more because they can store a lot more, for a company that creates TV shows and movies, that's fantastic.

Ability, Give, Giving, Movies, People, Tv Shows

Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.

Friend, Jobs, Legacy, Millions, People