ROBERT A. IGER

摘要

He heat was on at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, but Bob Iger, now the gold-medal CEO of Walt Disney Co., was unfazed. Temperatures in the 60-degree range melted the snow, which meant no skiing events. It also meant Iger, who was in charge of programming for ABC Sports, would have to make big changes in the network's primetime coverage of the Games for that night. Tom Murphy, CEO of Capital Cities/ABC at the time, said Dan Burke, CapCities' president, watched Iger at work. "He noticed how smooth Bob was under fire and how calm he was and Dan came back and said 'This is a guy we really ought to pay some attention to.'" Murphy said. "From then on it was very clear to us that he was an outstanding talent," said Murphy, who praised Iger's judgement and integrity. "We always knew he was good. I don't think we knew he was this good. He has done a spectacular job in every way."