The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) {{nyse|DIS}} is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, it is today the number two media company in the United States. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Burbank, California. Disney had revenues of $30.8 billion in 2004, and it is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Management, 1923-present

Current senior management

• Chairman of the Board - George J. Mitchell (nonexecutive)
• President and Chief Executive Officer - Robert Iger
• Chief Financial Officer - Thomas O. Staggs

Current board of directors

• John E. Bryson
• John S. Chen
• Judith L. Estrin
• Robert Iger
• Fred H. Langhammer
• Aylwin B. Lewis
• Monica C. Lozano
• Robert W. Matschullat
• George J. Mitchell, chairman
• Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J.
• Gary L. Wilson
• Roy E. Disney, director emeritus (non-voting)

Current division heads

• Walt Disney International - Andy Bird
• Walt Disney Parks and Resorts - Jay Rasulo
• Walt Disney Studios - Richard Cook
• Buena Vista Music Group - Bob Cavallo
• Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group - Nina Jacobson
• ESPN - George W. Bodenheimer
• Consumer Products - Andrew P. Mooney
• Walt Disney Feature Animation - David Stainton
• Disney-ABC Television Group - Anne Sweeney
• Walt Disney Imagineering - Don Goodman
• Walt Disney Creative Entertainment - Anne Hamburger

Disney Chairmen of the Board

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• 1923-1966: Walt Disney
• 1966-1971: Roy O. Disney
• 1971-1980: Donn Tatum
• 1980-1983: E. Cardon Walker
• 1983-1984: Raymond Watson
• 1984-2004: Michael Eisner
• 2004-present: George J. Mitchell

Disney CEOs

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• 1923-1971: Roy O. Disney
• 1971-1977: Donn Tatum
• 1977-1983: E. Cardon Walker
• 1983-1984: Ron W. Miller
• 1984-2005: Michael Eisner
• 2005-present: Robert Iger

Disney Presidents

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• 1945-1966: Roy O. Disney
• 1966-1971: Donn Tatum
• 1971-1977: E. Cardon Walker
• 1977-1984: Ron W. Miller
• 1984-1994: Frank Wells
• 1994-1995: Michael Eisner
• 1995-1997: Michael Ovitz
• 2000-Present: Robert Iger