当地时间2月26日迪士尼公司宣布,其首席执行官鲍勃·伊格尔(Bob Iger)正式卸任并立即生效,新任CEO将由鲍勃·查佩克(Bob Chapek)接替。那么迪士尼新任CEO是怎样的来历呢?
据外媒报道称,Bob Iger的整个职业生涯都是在迪士尼度过的。自2005年起,他便担任华特·迪士尼公司CEO,并在任期内推动迪士尼分别收购了皮克斯动画、漫威娱乐,以及拥有“星球大战”的卢卡斯影业和21世纪福克斯部分资产,此外,在Bob Iger任期的最后一年,也就是2019年,迪士尼开通了流媒体服务Disney+。
外媒指出,这是一次大规模的尝试。Disney+自去年11月上线后在不到三个月的时间里,注册用户达到了2860万,在迪士尼的有线电视业务增长放缓的情况下,这么短时间内达到的用户数是前所未有的。一位分析师称其为“有史以来最伟大的产品发布之一”。
据媒体报道,Chapek本科毕业于印第安纳大学,毕业后进入密歇根州立大学攻读硕士学位。
以下是迪士尼官网对新任CEO Bob Chapek的介绍:
Bob Chapek is Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies and home to some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, ESPN and National Geographic.
Mr. Chapek assumed the role of CEO on February 25, 2020 and reports to the Company’s Executive Chairman, Robert A. Iger, and the Board of Directors.
Mr. Chapek’s nearly three decades at Disney have been marked by growth and transformation. A visionary leader, he has championed using creativity and cutting-edge technology to drive expansion and improve the guest and consumer experience, developed and successfully implemented groundbreaking business models, and identified new revenue streams to achieve business objectives and sustain long-term growth.
Before becoming the 7th CEO in Disney’s nearly 100-year history, Mr. Chapek served as Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products since the segment’s creation in 2018, and prior to that he was Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts since 2015. The Parks, Experiences and Products segment includes Disney’s iconic travel and leisure businesses, which include six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Disney’s global consumer products operations include the world’s leading licensing business across toys, apparel, home goods, digital games and apps; the world’s largest children’s print publisher; Disney store locations around the world; and the shopDisney e-commerce platform.
During his tenure, Disney Parks saw the largest investment and expansion in its sixty-year history, including the successful opening of Shanghai Disney Resort; nearly doubling the Disney Cruise Line fleet; introducing the most technologically advanced and immersive lands in the parks’ history, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort; the growth of Marvel-inspired attractions across the globe; and one of the most ambitious development projects at Disneyland Paris since the park first opened.