
Iconic Business Leader ...
In his 21 years at Disney, Michael Eisner had transformed a film and theme park company with $3 billion in enterprise value into an international multimedia colossus valued at $60 billion. His record as a hit-maker and dominant figure in the American entertainment industry remains unparalleled.
Since leaving Disney, Michael Eisner continues to be at the forefront of business creativity and success. In 2005, he founded The Tornante Company to invest in and develop companies in the media and entertainment sector. With his new endeavors, Eisner has embraced the challenge of evolving technology, and has thrown himself into the world of new media, creating successful programs for the web and mobile devices.
In a WSJ article, Eisner wrote: "I’m intrigued that in this technological world you can create entertainment that could reach 60 million people. The media have as much opportunity today as they have ever had. The creation of content has never been more important. It’s wide open for all sorts of new creative ventures…I don’t think it’s all about the user generation of material or democracy in media. It’s still about human beings coming together and deciding what is and isn’t interesting." Read full article...
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