Leadership of the Walt Disney Company
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On February 9, 2023, The Walt Disney Company announced a strategic reorganization of their business segments to "refocus the organization on creativity, empower creative leaders and ensure they are accountable for all aspects of their businesses globally, and put the company's streaming business on a path to sustained growth and profitability".[1] This announcement restructured the company to consist of three primary business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products. Above these segments are an executive management team and a board of directors.
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| Name | % Owned |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc. | 8.26% |
| Blackrock Inc. | 6.62% |
| State Street Global Advisors Inc. | 4.13% |
| Geode Capital Management LLC | 1.89% |
| Trian Fund Management L.P. | 1.76% |
| Name | % Owned |
|---|---|
| Christine M. McCarthy | 0.01% |
| Robert A. Iger | 0.01% |
| Safra A. Catz | <0.01% |
Corporate Leadership[edit]
Board of Directors[edit]
The new board of directors:[4]
- Chairman of the Board - Mark Parker
- Maya Barra
- Safra Catz
- Amy Chang
- Jeremy Darroch
- Francis Desouza
- Carolyn Everson
- Michael Froman
- James Gorman
- Maria Elena Lagomasino
- Calvin McDonald
- Derica Rice
- Board Member & Chief Executive Officer - Robert Iger
Executive Leadership[5][edit]
- Chief Executive Officer - Robert (Bob) Iger
- Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer - Sonia Coleman
- Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer - Tinisha Agramonte
- Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer - Horacio Gutierrez
- Associate General Counsel & Secretary - Jolene Negre
- Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer - Hugh Johnston
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance & Treasurer - Carlos Gomez
- Executive Vice President, Controllership, Financial Planning, and Tax - Brent Woodford
- Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Communications Officer - Kristina Schake
- Executive Vice President, Investor Relations - Alexia Quadrani
- Chief Brand Officer - Asad Ayaz
- Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer - David Bowdich
- Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer - Sonia Coleman
Business segments:
Disney Entertainment[edit]
The Disney Entertainment business segment contains the company's roster of entertainment media brands and global content businesses. Disney Entertainment is split into two divisions: General Entertainment and Studios. General Entertainment oversees the creation of "original entertainment and news programming for the Company's streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and Star, as well as its broadcast and cable networks."[6] Meanwhile, Disney Studios contains Disney's collection of film studios.
Disney General Entertainment Content (DGE)[edit]
- Dana Walden - Co-Chairman Disney Entertainment
- Aaron LaBerge - Chief Technology Officer
- Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul - Executive Vice President, Publicity and Head of Communications, Disney Entertainment Television
- Steve Chung - Chief Counsel, Disney Entertainment Television
- Trisha Husson - Head of Strategy, Business Operations and Finance, Disney Entertainment Television
- Shannon Ryan - President, Marketing, Disney Entertainment Television
- Sharon Klein - Head of Casting, Disney Entertainment Television
- Kim Godwin - President, ABC News
- Joe Early - President, Direct-to-Consumer
- John Landgraf - Chairman, FX Content & FX Productions In early 2024, the National Geographic and Onyx Collective brands are under Landgraf.[8]
- Tara Duncan - President, Onyx Collective
- Courteney Monroe - President, National Geographic Content
- Pamela Levine - Head of Marketing, Disney Branded Television & National Geographic Content
- Gina Balian - President, FX Entertainment Nick Grad - President, FX Entertainment Gina Balian and Nick Grad both oversee FX Entertainment's scripted original programming
- Stephanie Gibbons - President of Creative, Strategy and Digital, Multi-Platform Marketing at FX
- Craig Erwich - President, Disney Television Group
- Ayo Davis - President, Disney Branded Television Davis reports to Erwich for streaming strategy and directly to Walden for programming on Disney Channel and Disney Junior cable networks
- Simran Sethi - Vice President, Programming and Content Strategy for ABC and Freeform
- Eric Schrier - President, Disney Television Studios & Global Original Television Strategy
- Tracy Underwood - President, ABC Signature
- Karey Burke - President, 20th Television
- Jon Wax - Executive Vice President, International Original Television for Disney Entertainment[9]
- Debra O'Connell - President, News Groups and Networks Debra O'Connell oversees networks and ABC Owned Television Stations while also overseeing research, labor relations, and TV business operations.[10]
- Chad Matthews - President, ABC Owned Television Stations[11]
The Walt Disney Studios[edit]
- Alan Bergman - Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment
- Paul Shurgot, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Bernardine Brandis, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs
- Paige Olson, Chief Counsel
- Carolyn Wilson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources
- Paul Roeder, Executive Vice President, Communications – Studios, International and Direct-to-Consumer
- Philip Steuer, President, Production, Physical, Post Production and VFX production
- Cathleen Taff, President, Production Services, Franchise Management & Multicultural Engagement
- Andrew Flatt, Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Disney Theatrical Group
- Anne Quart, Executive Vice President, Producing and Development, Disney Theatrical Group
- Ken Bunt, President, Disney Music Group
- Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer, Pixar Animation Studios Jim Morris, President, Pixar Animation Studios
- Jonas Rivera - Executive Vice President, Production (All producers report to Rivera, while all Directors will report to Pete Docter.[12])
- Lindsey Collins - Senior Vice President, Development
- James M. Kennedy - Senior Vice President, Business Affairs & Chief Legal Counsel
- Serena Martinez Dettman - Assistant Chief Counsel
- Jody Weinberg - Vice President, Business Affairs & Legal Counsel
- Jonathan Garson - Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing & Franchise
- Katherina Sarafian - Senior Vice President, Talent
- Tyler Fazakerly - Vice President, Systems
- Ken Hinoki - Vice President, Production Finance
- Chris Kaiser - Vice President, Finance & Strategy
- Reema Batnagar - Vice President, Human Resources
- Steve May - Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
- Oliver Meiseberg - Vice President, Renderman
- David Ryu - Vice President, Software Research & Development
- Jessie Schroeder - Vice President, Post Production
- Dan Scanlon - Vice President, Creative
- Domee Shi - Vice President, Creative
- Peter Sohn - Vice President, Creative
- Andrew Stanton - Vice President, Creative (VPs of Creative guide filmmakers on projects and are part of the "Pixar Braintrust"[13])
- Kevin Feige, President & Chief Creative Officer, Marvel Studios Louis D'Esposito, Co-President, Marvel Studios
- Danielle Costa - Vice President, Visual Effects and Animation
- Ryan Potter - Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs
- Sarah Truly Beers - Vice President, Franchise Creative & Marketing
- Christopher Russell - Vice President, Post Production
- Jonathan Goldsmith - Vice President, Post Production Streaming
- Brad Winderbaum - Head of Streaming, Television and Animation at Marvel Studios
- Stephen Broussard - Vice President, Production & Development
- Nate Moore - Vice President, Production & Development
- Jonathan Schwartz - Vice President, Production & Development
- Trinh Tran - Executive, Production & Development
- Eric Carroll - Executive, Production & Development (The above VP/Executives of Production & Development make up part of the Marvel Studios Parliament, a brain trust for experienced marvel executives and producers that manage the MCU)[14][15]
- David Greenbaum, President, Walt Disney Pictures and 20th Century Studios
- Steve Asbell, President, Production, 20th Century Studios
- Matthew Greenfield, President, Searchlight Pictures
- Kathleen Kennedy, President, Lucasfilm[16]
- Lynwen Brennan - Executive Vice President & General Manager (Business management)
- Carrie Beck - Executive Vice President, Live Action Development & Production (Production management)
- Dave Filoni - Executive Vice President & Chief Creative Officer (Storytelling)
- Momita SenGupta - Executive Vice President, Physical Production
- Jennifer Lee, Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Animation Studios Clark Spencer, President, Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Tom MacDougall, President, Walt Disney Music (Leads music production for live action and animated content)
- Thomas Schumacher, Chief Creative Officer, Disney Theatrical Group
Disney Entertainment Segments
| Division | Subdivision/Subsidiary | Segment Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Dana Walden - Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment (Overseeing Disney General Entertainment Content) | ||
| General Entertainment Content | Direct-to-Consumer | Joe Early - President, Direct-to-Consumer |
| ABC News | Kim Godwin - President, ABC News | |
| FX, National Geographic, and Onyx Collective Group | John Landgraf - Chairman, FX Content & FX Productions | |
| Disney Television Group (ABC Entertainment, Disney Branded Television, Freeform, and Hulu Originals programming) | Craig Erwich - President, Disney Television Group | |
| Disney Television Studios | Eric Schrier - President, Disney Television Studios & Global Original Television Strategy | |
| News Groups & Networks | Debra O'Connell - President, News Groups and Networks | |
| Alan Bergman - Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment (Overseeing Disney Studios) | ||
| Walt Disney Studios | Disney Music Group | Ken Bunt, President, Disney Music Group |
| Pixar Animation Studios | Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer, Pixar Animation Studios
Jim Morris, President, Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Marvel Studios | Kevin Feige, President & Chief Creative Officer, Marvel Studios
Louis D'Esposito, Co-President, Marvel Studios | |
| Walt Disney Pictures | David Greenbaum, President, Walt Disney Pictures and 20th Century Studios | |
| 20th Century Studios | ||
| Searchlight Pictures | Matthew Greenfield, President, Searchlight Pictures | |
| Lucasfilm | Kathleen Kennedy, President, Lucasfilm | |
| Walt Disney Animation Studios | Jennifer Lee, Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Clark Spencer, President, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Walt Disney Music (music production for use in content, not to be confused with Disney Music Group) | Tom MacDougall, President, Walt Disney Music | |
| Disney Theatrical Group | Thomas Schumacher, Chief Creative Officer, Disney Theatrical Group | |
Disney Experiences[edit]
- Josh D'Amaro - Chairman, Disney Experiences[17]
- Kevin Lansberry - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Lisa Becket - Executive Vice President, Global Marketing
- Alannah Hall-Smith - Executive Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs
- Gail Evans - Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Technology Officer
- Tami Garcia - Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Diversity and Inclusion
- Louise Pentland - Chief Counsel, Disney Experiences
- Barbara Bouza - President, Walt Disney Imagineering (Co-Lead of Imagineering) Bruce Vaughn - Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Imagineering (Co-Lead of Imagineering)
- Jill Estorino - President and Managing Director, Disney Parks International (Consists of Disney parks outside of the United States)
- Tasia Filippatos - President, Disney Consumer Products
- Thomas Mazloum - President, Disney Signature Experiences
- Sharon Siskie - Senior Vice President and General Manager, Disney Cruise Line[18]
- Stephanie Young - President, Disney Vacation Club & Aulani, Adventures & Expeditions, and Disney Institute/National Geographic Live[19]
- Bill Diercksen - Senior Vice President, Disney Vacation Club
- Ken Potrock - President, Disneyland Resort
- Patrick Finnegan - Senior Vice President, Operations
- Brent Davies - Vice President, Disney California Adventure
- Kris Theiler - Vice President, Disneyland Park
- Patrick Finnegan - Senior Vice President, Operations
- Jeff Vahle - President, Walt Disney World Resort
- Scott Hudgins - Chief Commercial Officer, Walt Disney World Resort
- Chelsea Filley - Vice President, Planning & Optimization
- Faron Kelley - Vice President, WDW Customer Experience
- Nick Bagnasco - Director, Yield Management & Customer Experience
- Angela Blanchard - Director, Travel Operations Infrastructure & Support
- Ben Yon - Director, Disney Central Sales & Services
- Nicholas LaFalce - Senior Manager, WDW Customer Experience Integration
- Chris Guenther - Administrative Assistant
- Jason Kirk - Senior Vice President, Operations
- Sarah Riles - Vice President, Disney's Magic Kingdom[20]
- Ann Williams - General Manager, Food & Beverage[21]
- LeRoy Arrington III - General Manager, Merchandise
- Perry Crawley - General Manager, Park Operations
- Ray Smale - General Manager, Entertainment
- Suzanne Dufenhorst - Manager, Park Planning & Integration
- Amy Scarborough - Administrative Assistant
- Maryann Smith - Vice President, Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Mark Dukes - General Manager, Food & Beverage[21]
- Bridges Gall - General Manager, Merchandise
- Aaron Rowe - General Manager, Entertainment
- Kristen Stallker - General Manager, Park Operations
- Curtis Davenport - Manager, Park Planning & Integration
- Amy Bigby - Administrative Assistant
- Katrika Rodriguez - Vice President, EPCOT
- Jackie Swisher - Vice President, Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Steven Ruffner - General Manager, Park Operations
- Melissa Valiquette - Vice President, Industrial Engineering & Park Operations
- Deborah Montague - Director, Industrial Engineering
- Mike Westmoreland - Director, Program Development
- Lori Demro - Administrative Assistant
- Sarah Riles - Vice President, Disney's Magic Kingdom[20]
- Maribeth Bisienere - Senior Vice President of Resorts, Transportation, Premium Services, Disney Springs, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Waterparks and Food & Beverage
- Alison Armor - Vice President, Resort Operations
- Valerie Ferguson - Regional General Manager, Deluxe Resorts
- Jean Gallagher - Regional General Manager, Resort Hotels (Leisure Moderate & Value hotels)
- Mark Natter - Vice President, Transportation[22]
- Adam Ball - Vice President, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Disney Water Parks & Mini Golf
- Kelly Day - General Manager, ESPN Wide World of Sports
- Mark Dukes - General Manager, Water Parks & Mini-Golf
- Matt Simon - Vice President, Disney Springs
- Jim Greene - General Manager, Operations, Disney Springs
- Alison Armor - Vice President, Resort Operations
- Scott Hudgins - Chief Commercial Officer, Walt Disney World Resort
| Division | Segment Leader |
|---|---|
| Josh D'Amaro - Chairman, Disney Experiences | |
| Disney Signature Experiences | Thomas Mazloum - President, Disney Signature Experiences |
| Walt Disney Imagineering | Barbara Bouza - President, Walt Disney Imagineering
Bruce Vaughn - Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Disney Parks International | Jill Estorino - President and Managing Director, Disney Parks International |
| Disney Consumer Products | Tasia Filippatos - President, Disney Consumer Products |
| Disneyland Resort | Ken Potrock - President, Disneyland Resort |
| Walt Disney World Resort | Jeff Vahle - President, Walt Disney World Resort |
ESPN & Sports Content[edit]
- James Pitaro - Chairman, ESPN[23]
- Burke Magnus - President, Content
- Brian Lockhart - Senior Vice President, Original Content and ESPN Films[24]
- Kaitee Daley - Senior Vice President, Social Media, Content Optimization, & ESPN Next
- Rodolfo Martinez - Senior Vice President, International and ESPN Deportes Production
- Rosetta Ellis-Pilie - Vice President, Talent Development and Negotiations
- Freddy Rolón - Head of Digital Content and Audience Expansion
- Stephanie Druley - Head of Content Operations
- David Roberts - Head of Event & Studio Production
- Norby Williamson - Executive Editor & Head of Event and Studio Production
- Rosalyn Durant - Executive Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions
- Nick Dawson - Senior Vice President, College Sports Programming & Acquisitions[25]
- John Lasker - Senior Vice President, ESPN+
- Julie Sobieski - Senior Vice President, League Programming and Acquisitions
- Ilan Ben-Hanan - Senior Vice President, Programming and Content Strategy
- Tim Bunnell - Senior Vice President, Programming and International
- Tina Thorton - Executive Vice President, Creative Studio and Marketing[26]
- Seth Ader - Vice President, Brand Marketing
- Rachel Epstein - Vice President, Marketing, Live Sports and Audience Expansion
- Curtis Friends - Vice President, Sports Marketing
- Lynn Kadri - Vice President, ESPN Event Marketing
- Inna Kern - Vice President, Media Strategy & Planning
- Kevin Martinez - Vice President, Corporate Citizenship
- Carrie Brzezinski - Senior Vice President, ESPN Creative Studio
- Brian Iglesias - Senior Director, Marketing Operations
- Ryan Campbell - Senior Creative Director
- Chris McClure - Senior Creative Director
- Mark Walker, Executive Vice President, ESPN BET, Business Development and Sports Innovation
- Chara-Lynn Aguiar - Executive Vice President, Finance, Research, Strategy and Office of the Chairman
- Blair Boyle - Senior Vice President, Finance (Financial planning & analysis)
- Thomas Hennessy - Senior Vice President, Finance (Content budgeting & financial reporting)
- Judy Agay - Senior Vice President, Human Resources[27]
- Eleanor DeVane - Chief Counsel[28]
- Josh Krulewitz - Senior Vice President, Communications[29] (Each VP of Communications below Krulewitz is charged with a different segment of ESPN and/or a different function of communications & public relations)
- Katina Arnold - Vice President, Corporate Communications[30]
- Cecile Cross-Plummer - Vice President, Corporate Communications
- Monique Fahlstedt - Vice President, Communications
- Bill Hofheimer - Vice President, Communications
- Burke Magnus - President, Content
ESPN Divisions
| Division | Segment Leader |
|---|---|
| James Pitaro - Chairman, ESPN[23] | |
| Content | Burke Magnus - President, Content |
| Programming & Acquisitions | Rosalyn Durant - Executive Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions |
| Creative Studio & Marketing | Tina Thorton - Executive Vice President, Creative Studio and Marketing |
| Business Development & Sports Innovation | Mark Walker, Executive Vice President, ESPN BET, Business Development and Sports Innovation |
| Administration | Chara-Lynn Aguiar - Executive Vice President, Finance, Research, Strategy and Office of the Chairman |
| Jeff Vahle - President, Walt Disney World Resort | |
| Judy Agay - Senior Vice President, Human Resources | |
| Eleanor DeVane - Chief Counsel | |
| Josh Krulewitz - Senior Vice President, Communications | |
References[edit]
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- ↑ "Disney's Dana Walden Reorganizes Senior Team: John Landgraf, Simran Sethi Elevated". uk.movies.yahoo.com. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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- ↑ "Disney's Dana Walden Reorganizes Senior Team: John Landgraf, Simran Sethi Elevated". uk.movies.yahoo.com. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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- ↑ Kit, Borys (2022-09-15). "Jonas Rivera, Producer of 'Inside Out' and 'Toy Story 4,' Promoted to Executive VP Film Production at Pixar (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Pixar promotes director and producer of 'Turning Red' to leadership roles". NBC News. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ Bacon, Thomas (2021-03-19). "How The MCU's Unifying Creative Committee Works". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ Eric Eisenberg (2022-11-09). "What Is The Marvel Studios Parliament? Producer Nate Moore Explains The Role Of Marvel's Behind-The-Scenes Group". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Leadership | Lucasfilm Ltd". Lucasfilm. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Leadership". Disney Experiences. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ↑ "Sharon Siskie on what Disney Wish means for cruising, creativity and women". Seatrade Cruise News. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ↑ Krasniewski, Tim (2022-05-19). "Stephanie Young Named Disney Vacation Club President". DVCNews.com - The essential Disney Vacation Club resource!. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ↑ "Executive shuffle at Walt Disney World sees new Vice Presidents at Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom". www.wdwmagic.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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|title=(help) - ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Bios". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Burke Magnus selects new exec team for ESPN content". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "ESPN makes moves to streamline programming responsibilities". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (2023-06-21). "ESPN's Marketing Chief Laura Gentile Exiting, Tina Thornton Promoted". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
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