Andrew
09-28-2005, 11:24 PM
Robert Iger Takes Reins at Disney (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/09/28/financial/f124436D36.DTL&feed=rss.business) -- SFGate/AP, 2005-09-28
The Robert Iger era is beginning at Disney. The incoming chief executive will inherit a mixed bag Saturday when he becomes only the sixth person to lead the Walt Disney Co., replacing longtime CEO Michael Eisner.
The 54-year-old Iger takes over a company whose ABC network is on the rebound, whose theme parks are recovering from the 9/11 tourism slowdown and whose film division has lined up a slate of potential blockbuster movies, including two sequels to "Pirates of the Caribbean."
The Robert Iger era is beginning at Disney. The incoming chief executive will inherit a mixed bag Saturday when he becomes only the sixth person to lead the Walt Disney Co., replacing longtime CEO Michael Eisner.
The 54-year-old Iger takes over a company whose ABC network is on the rebound, whose theme parks are recovering from the 9/11 tourism slowdown and whose film division has lined up a slate of potential blockbuster movies, including two sequels to "Pirates of the Caribbean."