Borje Ekholm Quotes

I'm privileged and grateful to lead The Walt Disney Company and our talented, dedicated team at this exciting time.

I've been lucky that I've got myself through various opportunities and platforms and people believing in me - my wife helping in a lot of different areas - and growing up a lot, I've shown I am ready now to be a top guy, to hold that position for the company and show what it is to represent a giant, publicly traded company like WWE.

Infosys is an absolute meritocracy. Even in a meritocracy, other things being equal, you have to give opportunity to the more experienced candidate.

Usually people who are in my position, they run a company and they hire people and then they take the credit for it.

My mission is to become part of Time Inc. and push the business forward.

Every time a new CEO came, I got a promotion till I was made CEO myself.

Theoretically, every probationary officer has a chance to become chairman.

I didn't aspire to be the CEO of Deloitte, but I aspired to be a leader in Deloitte.

My job is to be the bench coach with the Rays and help this team succeed. If another opportunity arises, I'd welcome the opportunity.

I regard office as not an end but an opportunity.

I would much rather be your assistant in the Philippines …. than be Vice-President.

When Donald Trump is in charge, all that counts is ability, effort, and excellence. This has long been the philosophy at the Trump Organization. At my father's company, there are more female than male executives. Women are paid equally for the work that we do, and when a woman becomes a mother, she is supported, not shut out.

I'm the last senior executive who was hired by Roy Vagelos. It's an honor, but it also imposes upon me an obligation not only to think about his legacy but also about this company's legacy.

I don't know if it's unique to women or not, but I do know that women think that they join a company, and the company will take care of them, as opposed to taking charge.

I actually didn't finish NYU. I would have, but I was lucky enough to get my foot in the door before I graduated.

If you ask the CEO of some major corporation what he does, he will say, in all honesty, that he is slaving 20 hours a day to provide his customers with the best goods or services he can and creating the best possible working conditions for his employees.

Senior officials are always looking for good juniors, so when the opportunity comes, they give you the responsibilities.

That's my contribution - running a sound, healthy company that serves millions of customers well and employs hundreds of thousands of people. What else am I going to do? I'm not an artist. I'm not a writer. I'm not a musician. I'd love to be a tennis player or musician. I'm not.

I have to be patient and try to take my opportunity when the boss decides I have to play.

Everyone needs an opportunity in life. I was given an opportunity as a manager, and you try and take it.

You need doors to open, you need a chance - and you have got to have something, to take your chance when the door opens at the right time. My first port of call was to be a manager, then it was a successful manager, then it was a Premier League manager.

You know what, I didn't see myself being an executive producer.

Working at Google is a privilege, nothing less.

Mentors and sponsors, particularly in the early stages of my career, were invaluable to me because they encouraged me to raise my hand and take opportunities to build my capabilities.

I am thrilled to join the NBCUniversal family and to have the opportunity to work alongside many of the most talented and accomplished individuals in the business.