Disney Is a Tech Company?

688.578 - 708.875 Richard Plepler

He spent the bulk of his career at the Walt Disney Company, first in the publishing division in the early 90s, and eventually as president of ESPN. Over the course of his own career's ascent, he saw Disney's cable business grow to unprecedented heights of profitability. But in 2012, when Skipper became president and ESPN's performance was so wildly spectacular, something else happened.