Business Chief Canada Magazine – August 2019

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Robert A. Iger Disney

Robert A. Iger is both chairman and CEO of the largest media conglomerate in the world: The Walt Disney Company. He has overseen major acquisitions such as Pixar in 2006 for $7.4bn, Marvel Entertainment in 2009 for $4bn, Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4.06bn, and 21st Century Fox in 2019 for $71.3bn. Disney has annual profits of $9.4bn and employs over 195,000 individuals. Iger receives compensation of over $36.3mn, and in recent months has been rumoured to be a contender in the 2020 US presidential elections, according to Forbes.

AUGUST 2019


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