Former chief executive officer, The Walt Disney Company
Term
February 25, 2020 – November 20, 2022
Predecessor
Bob Iger
Successor
Bob Iger
Spouse
Cynthia Ford
(m. 1980)
Children
3
Robert Alan Chapek (born 1959) is an American former media executive who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from 2020 to 2022. He joined Masimo's board of directors in 2024.
Before becoming CEO, Chapek had a 26-year career with The Walt Disney Company, beginning in the Home Entertainment division, and eventually rising to become Chairman of Parks & Resorts. Chapek, who had a controversial tenure as CEO,[1][2] was dismissed from the position on November 20, 2022, and succeeded by his predecessor, Bob Iger.[3]
^Flint, Joe; Whelan, Robbie; Schwartzel, Erich; Glazer, Emily; Too, Jessica (December 17, 2022). "Bob Iger vs. Bob Chapek: Inside the Disney Coup". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^Sherman, Alex (March 20, 2022). "'Extremely awkward': Bob Chapek and Bob Iger had a falling out, they rarely talk — and the rift looms over Disney's future". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
^"The Walt Disney Company Board Of Directors Appoints Robert A. Iger As Chief Executive Officer". The Walt Disney Company. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
Resorts. Chapek, who had a controversial tenure as CEO, was dismissed from the position on November 20, 2022, and succeeded by his predecessor, Bob Iger....
following the unscheduled and immediate dismissal of his appointed successor, BobChapek. In July 2023, Disney renewed Iger's contract until 2026. Iger's 2023...
and 20th Century Studios. In 2020, BobChapek became the head of Disney after Iger's retirement. However, Chapek was ousted in 2022 and Iger was reinstated...
Company announced the dismissal of then-CEO BobChapek and the return of his formerly-retired predecessor Bob Iger. The following day, Iger announced that...
restrictions beginning April 1, 2021. The following week, then-Disney CEO BobChapek said that the company was planning on officially reopening the park in...
retired as CEO, with BobChapek named as his successor. The transition was not a smooth one, and the pair had a falling out over Chapek's handling of several...
company. Peltz did not support the reappointment of Bob Iger as CEO and the departure of BobChapek in December 2022. In an online presentation titled...
restrictions beginning April 1, 2021. The following week, then-Disney CEO BobChapek said that the company would officially reopen the park on April 30, 2021...
2022, Bowden joined current and past Disney employees who criticized BobChapek for refusing to criticize anti-LGBT legislation that was passed in Florida...
International Operations (which is now split up). On October 12, 2020, former CEO BobChapek initiated a reorganization of Disney's media and entertainment divisions...
revealed that it re-hired Brian Chapek, the son of former CEO BobChapek, as a production executive at Marvel Studios. Brian Chapek left the company after his...
for review to Chinese officials by that time. In mid-May, Disney CEO BobChapek said the situation was complicated but noted that the film was already...
9, 2021, at the Walt Disney Company's shareholder's meeting, then-CEO BobChapek expressed interest in resuming operations of the Disney College Program...
September 30, 2019. Littleton, Cynthia (February 25, 2020). "BobChapek to Succeed Bob Iger as Disney CEO". Variety. Archived from the original on February...
chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products in May 2020, succeeding BobChapek, who was promoted to CEO of The Walt Disney Company in February 2020....
reopen with capacity restrictions beginning April 1, 2021. Then-Disney CEO BobChapek then announced the following week that the company planned on officially...
2022, the Disney board unexpectedly dismissed CEO BobChapek, replacing him with his predecessor Bob Iger on an interim basis. The Wall Street Journal...
to help offset the impact of COVID-19 on its business, Walt Disney CEO BobChapek indicated during a 4th quarter fiscal year 2021 earnings conference that...
Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Kunze argued that Disney CEO BobChapek should remember the company's history and "understand the invaluable contributions...
Disney to become head of Fox Filmed Entertainment. Another executive, BobChapek, would later ascend through the ranks of Disney's home video division...
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