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- $4Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger $4.
- Iger is known as one of the most influential and innovative business leaders in $4
- Starting in a lowly position at ABC, he has spent over 40 years working at what's now The Walt Disney Company and has been responsible for growing the company's $4, $4.
- Iger was also at the helm of the company during Disney's acquisitions of $4, $4, $4, and most recently, $4.
- Aside from building up Disney, Iger has also built up a sizeable net worth of $690 million, making him significantly richer than the current Disney heir, according to $4.
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Bob Iger isn't called the "$4" for nothing - and now, the "King" $4.
Since starting his entertainment career in 1974 as a $4, Iger has climbed through the show business ranks to become the CEO of one of the most powerful businesses in the world. Iger recounted this journey in his memoir "$4," released in September, in which he chronicled how he went from making $150 a week doing "menial labor" on ABC shows, to $4 running The Walt Disney Company.
$4 that since Iger became CEO in 2005, he has raised Disney's profits 335%. But after 45 years in the entertainment industry, Disney isn't the only thing Iger has built up - he has also amassed a sizeable personal fortune.
$4 Iger has a net worth of $690 million, which is thought to be higher than that of Abigail Disney; the Disney heiress said in July $4. Iger, meanwhile, was $4 - which Forbes notes is $4 what the average Disney employee makes.
The Walt Disney Company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Here's what we know about Iger's life and rise, including how he made and now spends his multimillion fortune.