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Disney
COMPANY Founded 1923 by Walt and Roy O. Disney.
Official Website:
http://www.disney.com/
Industry:
Media
Ticker:
NYSE:DIS
Corporate headquarters:
Burbank, CA
Sales:
$35.3B (2006) EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Stephen F. Bollenbach |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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CEO of Hilton Hotels, 1996-2007 |
| Steven M. Bornstein |
Business |
? |
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President of ESPN, 1990-99 |
| Philippe Bourguignon |
Business |
1948 |
|
Revolution Resorts |
| Stephen B. Burke |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
COO of Comcast |
| Lisa M. Caputo |
Business |
1964 |
|
EVP at The Travelers |
| Ed Catmull |
Business |
31-Mar-1945 |
|
Pixar Co-Founder, Disney Animation president |
| Gordon Cooper |
Astronaut |
6-Mar-1927 |
4-Oct-2004 |
Mercury 7 and Gemini 5 astronaut |
| Roy E. Disney |
Business |
10-Jan-1930 |
16-Dec-2009 |
Walt Disney's nephew |
| Roy O. Disney |
Business |
24-Jun-1893 |
20-Dec-1971 |
Walt Disney's brother |
| Walt Disney |
Business |
5-Dec-1901 |
15-Dec-1966 |
Founder of Disney empire |
| Michael Eisner |
Business |
7-Mar-1942 |
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CEO of Disney, 1984-2005 |
| John H. Forsgren, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
CFO of Northeast Utilities, 1996-2004 |
| Sharon D. Garrett |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
CIO of Disney, 1989-2000 |
| Judson C. Green |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO of NAVTEQ |
| Matthew J. Hart |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Hilton Hotels |
| Robert Iger |
Business |
10-Feb-1951 |
|
CEO of Disney |
| John Lasseter |
Film Director |
12-Jan-1957 |
|
Toy Story |
| Gerry Laybourne |
Business |
19-May-1947 |
|
CEO of Oxygen Media |
| Sanford M. Litvack |
Attorney |
c. 1937 |
|
General Counsel of Disney, 1991-98 |
| Susan M. Lyne |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia |
| Ann Mather |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
CFO of Pixar, 1999-2004 |
| Steven P. Murphy |
Business |
c. 1953 |
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Former President, Prentice Hall Publishing |
| Richard Nanula |
Business |
9-May-1960 |
|
CFO of Amgen |
| Michael Ovitz |
Business |
14-Dec-1946 |
|
President of Disney, 1995-97 |
| Frits van Paasschen |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
CEO of Starwood Hotels |
| Paul S. Pressler |
Business |
1956 |
|
CEO of Gap, 2002-07 |
| Joe Roth |
Business |
13-Jun-1948 |
|
Revolution Studios, former Disney CEO |
| Terry Semel |
Business |
24-Feb-1943 |
|
CEO of Yahoo, 2001-07 |
| Stanley Steinberg |
Business |
c. 1933 |
|
Navigant Capital Advisors |
| Bob Weinstein |
Film/TV Producer |
1954 |
|
Miramax and Dimension Films |
| Harvey Weinstein |
Film/TV Producer |
19-Mar-1952 |
|
Miramax and The Weinstein Co. |
| Meg Whitman |
Business |
4-Aug-1956 |
|
CEO of Hewlett-Packard |
| Gary L. Wilson |
Business |
c. 1941 |
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Chairman of Northwest Airlines, 1991-2007 |
| Timothy V. Wolf |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CFO of Molson Coors Brewing |
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Roy E. Disney |
Business |
10-Jan-1930 |
16-Dec-2009 |
Walt Disney's nephew |
| Roy O. Disney |
Business |
24-Jun-1893 |
20-Dec-1971 |
Walt Disney's brother |
| Michael Eisner |
Business |
7-Mar-1942 |
|
CEO of Disney, 1984-2005 |
| Steve Jobs |
Business |
24-Feb-1955 |
5-Oct-2011 |
Co-Founder of Apple Computer |
| Jeffrey Katzenberg |
Business |
21-Dec-1950 |
|
Produced Shrek |
| George J. Mitchell |
Politician |
20-Aug-1933 |
|
US Senator from Maine, 1980-95 |
| Gary L. Wilson |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Chairman of Northwest Airlines, 1991-2007 |
NOTABLE EMPLOYEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Ub Iwerks |
Cartoonist |
24-Mar-1901 |
7-Jul-1971 |
First to animate Mickey Mouse |
| Alan Kay |
Computer Programmer |
17-May-1940 |
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Father of Object-Oriented Programming |
| Carl Stalling |
Composer |
10-Nov-1891 |
29-Nov-1972 |
Composer for hundreds of Looney Tunes |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Brad Bird |
Film Director |
24-Sep-1956 |
|
The Iron Giant |
| Eldon Dedini |
Cartoonist |
29-Jun-1921 |
12-Jan-2006 |
Playboy, New Yorker cartoonist |
| Morton Heilig |
Inventor |
22-Dec-1926 |
14-May-1997 |
Early virtual reality pioneer |
| Danny Hillis |
Business |
25-Sep-1956 |
|
Co-Founder, Thinking Machines |
| Walt Kelly |
Cartoonist |
25-Aug-1913 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Creator of Pogo |
| Jason Kilar |
Business |
c. 1971 |
|
CEO of Hulu |
| Kai Krause |
Computer Programmer |
1957 |
|
Kai's Power Tools |
| Bill Melendez |
Cartoonist |
15-Nov-1916 |
2-Sep-2008 |
A Charlie Brown Christmas |
| Bill Nye |
TV Personality |
27-Nov-1955 |
|
Bill Nye the Science Guy |
| Ann Telnaes |
Cartoonist |
1960 |
|
Political cartoonist |
| Stan Winston |
Artist |
7-Apr-1946 |
15-Jun-2008 |
Special effects artist |
| Gideon Yu |
Business |
c. 1971 |
|
CFO of Facebook, 2007-09 |
EXTRANEOUS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Frank Luntz |
Pundit |
23-Feb-1962 |
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Republican pollster, strategist |
| Steve Meretzky |
Computer Programmer |
1-May-1957 |
|
Leather Goddesses of Phobos |
| Harriet Miers |
Government |
10-Aug-1945 |
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White House Counsel, 2005-07 |
| Marvin Minsky |
Scientist |
9-Aug-1927 |
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Father of Artificial Intelligence |
| Story Musgrave |
Astronaut |
19-Aug-1935 |
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Spent 1281 hours in space |
| Wernher von Braun |
Scientist |
23-Mar-1912 |
16-Jun-1977 |
German-American rocket scientist |
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