Brian Roberts vs Bob Chapek

Brian Roberts

CEO of Comcast

BIO: Mr. Brian L. Roberts serves as the Principal Executive Officer of IR-TCI Partners V L P and also has been its Chairman since November 2002. Mr. Roberts has been the Chairman of Comcast Corporation since May 2004 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since November 2002 and President since February 1990. He has been the Chief Executive Officer, President of Comcast Holdings Corp. since 1990 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He serves as a Vice President of Sural Corp. He serves as a Manager of Sural LLC. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal Media, LLC. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, the General Partner of Cable TV Fund 12-B LTD., Cable TV Fund 12-C LTD., Cable TV Fund 12-D LTD., Cable TV Fund 14-A Ltd. and Cable TV Fund 14-B LTD. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Comcast Cellular Corporation. He served as the Principal Executive Officer of TCI Ventures Five Inc., the general partner of American Cable TV Investors 5 LTD. He served as the President of Jones Intercable, Inc. since April 7, 1999. He served as an Executive Vice President of Comcast since June 1987 and as its Vice President since September 1981. He served as the President at NTL (Triangle) LLC. He served as the President of Old Comcast until November 2002. He has been the Chairman and Director of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. since August 22, 2016. He served as the Chairman of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. He served as the Chairman of Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, the General Partner of Cable TV Fund 12-B LTD., Cable TV Fund 12-C LTD., Cable TV Fund 12-D LTD., Cable TV Fund 14-A Ltd. and Cable TV Fund 14-B Ltd., since November 2002. He served as the Chairman of TCI Ventures Five Inc., the general partner of American Cable TV Investors 5 LTD. since November 2002. He served as the Chairman of NCTA from 2005 to 2007. He serves as Vice Chairman at Innovation Philadelphia Inc. He served as Vice Chairman of Comcast Cable Communications, LLC since April 1999. Mr. Roberts has been a Director of NTL (Triangle) LLC since September 1992, Comcast Corporation since March 1988. He serves as Director and Director of Comcast Cable Communications Inc Comcast Holdings Corp. since 1990 and QVC, Inc., since October 1987. He serves as a Director of Sural Corporation, Comcast Cable Communications Inc., At Home Corporation, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Storer Communications, Inc. and Teleport Communications Group Inc. He serves as Member of Board of Trustees of Simon Wiesenthal Center. He served as a Member of Advisory Board of Quadrangle Capital Partners. He served as Director of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. He served as a Director of Comcast Cellular Corporation. He served as a Director of Jones Intercable, Inc. since April 1999. He served as a Director of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation from 1999 to April 10, 2007 and served as a Director of its subsidiary The Bank of New York. He served as a Director NBCUniversal Media, LLC. He has won numerous business and industry honors for his leadership. Most recently, he was recognized by Fortune magazine as a Businessperson of the Year and named one of America's top CEOs by Institutional Investor magazine for the eighth time. He is the recipient of the Ambassador for Humanity Award from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for his visionary leadership and philanthropic work in education and technology. He is also the recipient of the 2004 Humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and was the 2002 Walter Kaitz Foundation Honoree of the Year for his commitment to diversity in the cable industry. The Police Athletic League of Philadelphia honored Mr. Roberts with its 2002 award for his commitment to youth programs and community partnerships. He is an All-American squash player, he earned a gold medal with the U.S. squash team in 2005 and silver medals at the 1981, 1985 and 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He co-chaired the 2003 Resource Development Campaign for the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and was a founding co-chair of Philadelphia 2000, the nonpartisan host committee for the 2000 Republican National Convention. He is a Member of the Business Roundtable and also served on the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), where he served as the Chairman for two consecutive terms. He also serves as Director Emeritus of CableLabs, the research and development consortium for the cable industry, where he served three terms as Chairman. Mr. Roberts received a BS from the Wharton School of Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.

Bob Chapek

CEO of The Walt Disney Company

BIO: Robert Chapek is an American media executive and businessman who is chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. Before becoming CEO on February 25, 2020, he had a 26-year career with The Walt Disney Company, beginning in the Home Entertainment division, and rising to become the Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. In February 2020, Chapek was named chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company replacing Bob Iger, who will remain as Executive Chairman until 2021.[28] In April 2020, Chapek was elected to Walt Disney Co.'s board of directors. It was later revealed, the same month, that while Chapek remained CEO, Iger had resumed control of the company's operational duties for the time being, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In numerous interviews with financial news outlets, Chapek has said he is focusing on opening Disney's theme parks. In May 2020, Shanghai Disneyland opened with limited guest capacity capped at approximately 24,000 visitors per day, pursuant to government regulations. Chapek acknowledged that this was a "baby step" but found the attendance figures encouraging, considering that the limited number of tickets were selling out. Chapek vowed to increase capacity in the weeks to come, albeit in a conservative manner. Chapek said that when Walt Disney World opens in July 2020, both employees and guests will be required to take temperature checks, wear face masks, and observe social distancing guidelines. He said that the company would continue to work with local government and healthcare professionals to open the parks responsibly. He added that when the parks reopened, the first attraction he'll ride will be Pirates of the Caribbean. In October 2020, Chapek agreed to keep Disney World at only 25% capacity until the CDC issued new guidance, and also stated that with regards to reopening Disneyland in California, "It's not much of a negotiation. It's pretty much a mandate that we stay closed."