Walt Disney : 'Chief Executive' Magazine Names Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger '2014 CEO of the Year'
July 17, 2014 at 04:11 pm
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Today Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in honor of receiving Chief Executive magazine's "2014 CEO of the Year" award.
Bob will accept the award at an event hosted by the New York Stock Exchange, which is being hosted by Chief Executive magazine.
The "CEO of the Year" award is presented each year to an outstanding corporate leader, nominated and selected by a group of CEO peers. This is the 29th "CEO of the Year" award, with past honorees including Bill Gates, former CEO of Microsoft; Jack Welch, former CEO of GE; and Michael Dell, founder, chairman and CEO of Dell Computers.
The magazine commended Bob on his stewardship of Disney. "Bob is a visionary and innovator who consistently delivers terrific performance across a diverse portfolio of businesses," Selection Committee Member Dan Glaser, chairman and CEO, Marsh & McLennan, said. "He's been a disruptive innovator in taking the entertainment industry to another level using new media and new technology," Selection Committee Member Tom Quinlan, president and CEO, RR Donnelley, added. "He took a great brand and made it better, which isn't easy to do."
"Even iconic brands need fixing from time to time," JP Donlon, editor in chief of Chief Executive magazine, said in the announcement earlier this week. "But instead of the easy fixes, Bob Iger played the long game by addressing Disney's cultural issues head-on with a three-pronged strategy, making it a stronger, more profitable company with greater depth in its overall brand. For this reason, he is well-deserving of this year's CEO of the Year honor."
In an interview with Chief Executive magazine, Bob explained his strategic vision for Disney, which he implemented after being named CEO in 2005. "I created three primary strategic priorities for the Company. One: Invest most of our capital in creating high-quality, branded content and experiences. Two: Embrace technology and use it aggressively to enhance the quality of our product and thus the consumer experience. To enhance what I'll call 'distribution' and thus access to our product. And lastly, to get closer to our customer by becoming more efficient as a company," he said in the interview. "Technology had to become a significant middle name for the company.click here.
The Walt Disney Company is a media and entertainment group. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by activity as follows:
- operation of theme parks and hotel resorts (33.9%): operation, as of 01/10/2022, of 10 theme parks (35 hotels) located in the United States (Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Aulani; 6 theme parks and 23 hotels), France (Disneyland Paris; 2 theme parks and 7 hotels), Japan (Tokyo Disney Resort; 2 theme parks and 5 hotels), Hong Kong (Hong Kong Disneyland; 1 theme park and 3 hotels) and China (Shanghai Disney Resort; 1 theme park and 2 hotels). The group is also involved in cruise sales (Disney Cruise Line), travel organization (Disney Vacation Club and Adventures By Disney), design and development of parks and other real estate properties, and sale of consumer products (children's books, toys, game software, films, etc.);
- operation of TV and radio channels (33.4%): domestic channels (Disney Channels, ESPN, ESPN Radio, Freeform, FX Channels and National Geographic Channels) and international channels (Disney, ESPN, Fox, National Geographic and Star). The group is also developing film post-production and website operation businesses;
- video streaming (23.1%);
- audiovisual content production and distribution (9.6%): TV programs, animated films, TV series, music, live entertainment, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Americas (81.5%), Europe (10.4%) and Asia/Pacific (8.1%).