Disney's new CEO

Disney board named Robert A. Iger the CEO of the company yesterday. He succeeds a polarizing chief executive. (AP photo / February 2, 2005)

August 10, 2005

Court rules for Disney directors in Ovitz ouster

WILMINGTON, Del. - Walt Disney Co. directors, including Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner, properly oversaw the ouster of former President Michael Ovitz after his 14 months on the job and don't have to reimburse the company for his $140 million severance package, a Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled yesterday.

March 15, 2005

Next Disney CEO, Iger, has task of smoothing ruffled feathers

Bob Iger has a message for Steve Jobs: Let's talk.

March 14, 2005

Disney names new chief executive

BURBANK, Calif. - Walt Disney Co. directors tapped President Robert A. Iger yesterday to succeed Chief Executive Michael D. Eisner, writing the final chapter for an often stormy 21-year reign during which the company mushroomed from a moribund studio into a global entertainment giant.