CEO Of Disney, Bob Chapek, has an estimated net worth of $50 million as of July 2022. Bob Chapek is the chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company, a businessman and media executive based in America. Before he became CEO on February 25, 2020, he worked for the Walt Disney Company for nearly three decades. He started in the Home Entertainment division and kept rising to become Chairman of Disney Parks, Products, and Experiences.
Chapek has made the lion’s share of fortune by working for The Walt Disney Company for almost three decades since 1993. Chapek was selected as CEO of the company in February 2020. He earned $14.2 million for the financial year that ended in September 2020.
Chapek was previously a worker at J. Walter Thompson and H.J. Heinz Company before he joined the Entertainment giant, Disney.
Biography
Name: Bob Chapek
Age: 61 years
Net Worth: $50 million
Profession: CEO of Disney and Businessman
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 190 pounds
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Nationality: American
Spouse: Cynthia Ann
Children: Three (Kimberly Ann, Brian Alan, and Kelly Marie)
EARLY LIFE
Robert Chapek was born in Hammond, Indiana, USA, on August 21, 1960, to parents Marie Lofay and Bernard W. Chapek. Marie Lofay was a working woman, and his father, Bernard, was a World War II veteran. Chapek has now and again described himself as a “latch-key kid” as both of his parents worked, which was quite unusual at the time.
According to Chapek, watching both his parents work “instilled a decent work ethic in me, and they worked hard for the finer things in life,”. I saw my parents as role models, and it left a permanent impression on my drive and ambition.” His family went to Walt Disney World every year.
Bob Chapek got his graduation from George Rogers Clark Jr./Sr. High School In 1977. He then went on to study at Indiana University Bloomington and subsequently received a Bachelor of Science in microbiology. He also pursued his Master of Business Administration degree from Michigan State University.
Bob Chapek’s Career
Before 1993, Bob Chapek worked in advertising for J. Walter Thompson and brand management for the H. J. Heinz Company. Later, in 1993, he would quit and subsequently join the entertainment giant Walt Disney Company.
Chapek started working for the Walt Disney Company in 1993. He began as the director of Marketing for the company’s Buena Vista Home Entertainment division. As it was 1993, this division was still heavily focused on VHS tapes at the time. Then-CEO Michael Eisner said about Chapek, “He was always an employee you knew would be on the rise,”. He understood how to grow the company while adapting to a volatile marketplace and making changes according to the newer developments.” Bob Chapek is credited with ushering Disney’s home entertainment division into the new digital age by shifting his focus on DVD and later Blu-ray disc releases rather than being stuck on the already diminishing VHS tapes.
In July of 2006, Chapek was promoted to the post of president of Buena Vista Home Entertainment, which included all home video, Blu-ray, and DVD releases for all divisions. He was promoted to president distribution division of Walt Disney Studios in 2009.
Chapek was promoted to chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on February 23, 2015, effective that day. He immediately began working on completing and launching the much-anticipated Shanghai Disneyland in 2016. This hosted over 11 million guests in its first year of operation, bringing in huge revenues. In 2017, he also supervised the completion and launch of Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Chapek was directly managing the construction and launch of the brand-new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Disney had this to say of Galaxy’s Edge, “It’s the most immersive land we have ever built,” citing the Star Wars-themed shops, restaurants, and roaming iStar Wars characters.
Bob Chapek Salary 2022
According to a filing with the SEC, Chapek’s base earnings are in order of $2.5 million annually, and he is entitled to the benefit of “no less than 300% of the once a year base earnings.”
Personal Life
Bob Chapek got married to Cynthia Ann in 1980, and the couple is still going strong. They share three children among them. The loving couple met while studying at Indiana University and have been together ever since. They were college sweethearts and were young, but their love remained strong despite all the ups and downs of life. The names of his three children are Kimberly Ann, Brian Alan, and Kelly Marie. The couple is also the proud grandparents of four grandchildren.
Residence and Real estate assets.
Bob Chapek’s Camarillo home is listed for sale for a whopping $3.49 million. The house has only been for sale for more than a year. The house is massive with a 6,088-square-footage area and has six bedrooms and six baths. The property is spread across 20 acres in Ventura County’s high-class and gated Lexington Hills Development.
The house was built in 1999. It has a theme of the Italian Renaissance-style property and has an Old World feel. The home also boasts beautiful terraces with covered loggias, patios and covered terraces.
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In April 2021, Chapek further bought a $12.5 million mansion in Westlake Village, California. His neighbours in this property include the likes of YouTuber Trisha Paytas, actress Heather Locklear and American football wide receiver Cooper Kuppare. The house is built upon 6 acres of land.