"Everyone needs a leader, and Kevin was the person best equipped to unify the company at this time," Meyer said in an interview. "We just thought he was the best choice for the whole company...It was about the person and the character of the person," Meyer said. "The digital transition is one that is happening and it is affecting every part of our company. Kevin has really been at the forefront of that, and leading that charge, but Warner Bros. is really about the products that it makes."
I hope this means that more Asian Americans will finally have a fair shot at the big screen devoid of tokenized stereotypical Asian characters.
The late, great Sessue Hayakawa would be so proud of Kevin. Both are Japanese-American, hardworking and charismatic individuals who serve as role models for everyone regardless of skin color. The only difference between the two is that Sessue was way ahead of his time given America's demographics during the early 1900s while someone like Kevin could've come much sooner in this day in age of globalization and increasing diversity.
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| Sessue Hayakawa, Anna May Wong in "Daughter of the Dragon" |
I'll take a wild guess that Kevin has encountered all sorts of obstacles along the way due to his ethnicity, and that is why his victory is even sweeter. If this is indeed the case, he defied incredible odds to become CEO by demonstrating his value to Warner Bros. I'm sure his contender for the top spot, Bruce Rosenblum is nothing to sneeze at and is a great executive as well, but today I want to give a Kevin a solid high-five. Hooray!!
