New Disney CEO Iger Must Strike Own Path

NPR | By Kim Masters

Published March 18, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

As Robert Iger prepares to take over the top position at Walt Disney Co., he must step out of the shadow cast by current chief Michael Eisner. Eisner is scheduled to step down in the fall after a period of transition.

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