Bob Chapek Named Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
February 23 2015 - 2:32PM
Business Wire
Bob Chapek has been named Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and
Resorts, it was announced today by Robert A. Iger, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas O. Staggs, Chief Operating
Officer, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).
A 22-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, Mr. Chapek has
served since 2011 as President of Disney Consumer Products, driving
a technology-led transformation of the Company’s consumer products,
retail and publishing operations. He assumes his new role effective
immediately.
“Under Bob’s leadership, Consumer Products has seen great
success, focusing on brands and a franchise-driven strategy while
launching new products and retail experiences that combine
technological innovation and creativity,” Mr. Iger said. “He is an
experienced and versatile executive well-suited to lead Parks and
Resorts into the future.”
As Chairman of Parks and Resorts, Mr. Chapek succeeds Mr.
Staggs, who was named Disney’s Chief Operating Officer earlier this
month. Mr. Chapek will report to both Mr. Iger and Mr. Staggs.
“Bob is stepping into this role at an incredibly dynamic and
exciting time for our Parks and Resorts business,” Mr. Staggs said.
“The ongoing construction of Shanghai Disney Resort as well as the
new Avatar-themed land at Walt Disney World continues an era of
unprecedented growth and historic expansion.”
“I am grateful for the many opportunities I have had during my
years at Disney, and am thrilled to join the incredible Disney
Parks organization,” Mr. Chapek said. “I look forward to working
with the remarkably talented team dedicated to creating magical
memories for millions of guests around the world.” A successor to
Mr. Chapek at Disney Consumer Products will be named at a later
date.
Prior to leading Disney Consumer Products, Mr. Chapek served as
President of Distribution for The Walt Disney Studios from 2009 to
2011, and was responsible for overseeing the Studios' overall
content distribution strategy across multiple platforms including
theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, pay TV, digital
entertainment and new media. He also served as President of Walt
Disney Studios Home Entertainment, where he spearheaded the
successful “vault strategy” for the company’s iconic films and
transformed the primary format of home entertainment from DVD to
Blu-ray.
Before joining Disney in 1993, Mr. Chapek worked in brand
management at H.J. Heinz Company and in advertising at J. Walter
Thompson.
Mr. Chapek earned a B.S. in Microbiology at Indiana University
Bloomington and an MBA from Michigan State University.
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