Bob Chapek Biography
Bob Chapek is the seventh and current CEO of The Walt Disney Company. He is a businessman and media executive (chief executive officer). Mr. Chapek was promoted to CEO from Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products on February 25, 2020, following the resignation of the previous CEO, Bob Iger.
Bob Chapek Age| Birthday
How old is Bob? Disney’s CEO, Mr. Chapek is 61 years old as of 2021. He was born Robert Alan Chapek on 21 August 1960, in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, and raised in Hammond, Indiana, U.S. He celebrates his birthday every August 21st.
Bob Chapek College|Education
Chapek graduated from George Rogers Clark Jr./Sr. High School in 1977. He earned a Bachelor of Science in microbiology from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University.
Bob Chapek Nationality
Bob is an American national and citizen by birth. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, and raised in Hammond, Indiana, the U.S. Bob is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.
Bob Chapek Height| Measurements
His height is not yet disclosed. Information concerning his other body measurements will be updated as soon as possible.
Bob Chapek Family| Parents
Robert Chapek was born to working-class parents, Marie (Lofay) and Bernard W. Chapek, in the Chicago suburbs in 1960. He grew up in Hammond, Indiana. His father was a WWII veteran. His family went to Walt Disney World every year.
Bob Chapek Wife | Partner |Spouse
Bob Chapek CEO of Disney| Career
Mr. Chapek was hired by H. J. Heinz Company in the brand management department. He also worked for J. Walter Thompson, which is now Wunderman Thompson, at the same time. In 1993, he joined The Walt Disney Company. He began his Disney career as the unit president of Buena Vista Home Entertainment, a division of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. He worked in the unit when he first joined the company in 1993. Chapek served as unit president until 2006, when he was promoted to Disney’s global president of home video, a position he held until November 2009. For the next two years, Chapek was the president of distribution at Walt Disney Studios. He was named President of Disney Consumer Products. He then rose to the position of Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on 23rd February 2015.
He succeeded Thomas O. Staggs, who had been named COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Disney the previous month. In March 2018, Chapek’s unit, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was merged with the Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media segment and renamed Walt Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products as part of the company’s strategic reorganization. Chapek, as chairman of the former, was named chairman of this new segment. Chapek remained in his position until February 2020, when he was named as the successor to Robert Allen Iger, also known as Bob Iger, the sixth and former CEO of Disney, who stepped down. On February 20, 2020, the announcement was made.
