Congratulations to Bob Iger on 50 years with the Walt Disney Company (technically only 29 as his first 21 years were with ABC, which is a bit like saying Star Wars has been a part of Disney since 1977 now Disney owns 20th Century Fox), and to mark the occasion Iger was honoured with the 50-year Service Award. Beginning his career as a production Assistant at ABC in 1974, Iger now presides over the company as its Chief Executive Officer, steering the ship through sometimes calm and occasionally choppy waters.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger has been honored with the company’s 50-year Service Award.
The award features bronze statuettes of Snow White and the seven dwarfs — Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey — from the 1937 Disney animated film, along with the inscription, “Recognizing 50 magical years with the Walt Disney Company.”
Although Iger has technically worked for Disney only since 1995 — the year the company acquired Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. — the award recognizes his start date at ABC in 1974 as a production assistant. (At the time, ABC was owned by American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres.)
