Robert Iger CEO Of The Year
Marketwatch.com has named Robert Iger the CEO of the year. Like we already mentioned in two previous entries (Only Good Words, Can’t Do Wrong) it looks like the man has golden hands and is making the Disney Company shine. Since he has been given the title he reached the news with positive input and has been praised ever since. One of his biggest business decisions was the Pixar deal…
The Pixar buyout was just one of many moves made this past year that have won plaudits for Iger from all quarters…
…Once Iger made up with Pixar and the dissident shareholders, and made it clear that it was a new day for Disney corporate culture, the rest just seemed to fall into place.
The new direction taken by Iger was welcomed by many. Even Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, who didn’t believe that the successor of Mr Eisner could make a difference, was proven wrong. One of the things done by Iger was making sure that the relation with Roy Disney would be restored again…
Disney and Gold called for the company to embark on a more extensive search. After Iger was in place, though, they relented. Iger reached out to them, giving Roy Disney the title of director emeritus, and pledged an open relationship with the former vice chairman.
And that relationship has been maintained, sources close to Gold and Disney say.
And since Iger was on the CEO chair it went all up the hill from there for the Disney Company…
It was clear from the outset of Iger’s tenure that he wanted to take Disney in a new direction. Known for running the company with an iron boot, Eisner had a reputation for alienating employees, vendors and just about anyone who came into contact with Disney, Stewart said. Iger’s roots are in the more genteel Capital Cities/ABC culture, where he toiled for 20 years until Disney acquired the broadcasting operation in 1996.
Even if some news was not always positive for the employees and Cast Members of the Company the moral seems to be high among them.
Even though Iger cut 600 jobs from Disney’s studio operations earlier this year and another group of about 160 animators last week, morale still seems to be high, according to numerous sources. Iger encourages debate and even dissent in the ranks, one insider said.