Robert Iger has been married twice in his lifetime and has four children from his two marriages.
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Although, very little information is available about his children.
Kate Iger
Kate is the daughter of Rob Iger and his ex-wife, Susan Iger.
Kate is married to Jarrod Alan Cushing. They tied the knots in 2005.
Robert Maxwell Iger
Robert is the celebrity son of Rob Iger and his current wife, Willow Bay. He was born in 1998.
William Iger
William is the second son of Rob Iger and Willow Bay. He was born in 2002.
Amanda Iger
Amanda is another daughter of Rob Iger and his ex-wife, Susan Iger.
Amanda is on Instagram @AmandaIger
Who Is Rob Iger?
Robert Iger is the CEO of The Walt Disney Company.
Iger was born on February 10, 1951, in New York and was raised Jewish.
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Iger holds a magna cum laude from the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Television and Radio.
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He began his journey to overseeing media giants when he worked with ABC as far back as 1974.
Iger rose through the ranks and became ABC Television’s president and chief operating officer in the early 90s.
In 1999, he became president of Disney and in 2000, he was named President and Chief Operating Officer of the company.
He led the company in various capacities until 2020 when he retired, even though he remained Executive Chairman.
On November 20, 2022, Iger made a comeback to The Walt Disney Company, following the resignation of Bob Chapek.
Iger is agreeing to hold the position for two years, pending when a new CEO will be elected.
Iger has made tremendous impact at Walt Disney in the last couple of decades. From growing its shares and presence in international markets, expanding the company in different countries, to recording a profit increase from $48 billion to $257 billion.
He had helped acquire Pixar in 2006 for $7.4 billion, Marvel Entertainment in 2009 for $4 billion, Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4.06 billion, and the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox in 2019 for $71.3 billion.
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