Shortly after Iger took over as CEO at Disney, he reached out and reconciled relationships with the Weinstein brothers by making a settlement payment. The Weinstein brothers received a $100 million dollar payment and Disney kept the Miramax name and film library worth 2 billion dollars. The relationship with Steve Jobs and Pixar was also reconciled by adding Jobs to the Disney Board of Directors and adding another influential and successful member to the team. Iger’s approach played a significant role in mending torn relationships involving Disney’s past controversial and abrasive styles brought about by Michael Eisner. The Disney Company was frustrated, inconsistent and facing a major economic recession, however, Iger new approach brought a refreshing sigh of relief to the company and to the company’s
Shortly after Iger took over as CEO at Disney, he reached out and reconciled relationships with the Weinstein brothers by making a settlement payment. The Weinstein brothers received a $100 million dollar payment and Disney kept the Miramax name and film library worth 2 billion dollars. The relationship with Steve Jobs and Pixar was also reconciled by adding Jobs to the Disney Board of Directors and adding another influential and successful member to the team. Iger’s approach played a significant role in mending torn relationships involving Disney’s past controversial and abrasive styles brought about by Michael Eisner. The Disney Company was frustrated, inconsistent and facing a major economic recession, however, Iger new approach brought a refreshing sigh of relief to the company and to the company’s