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Walt Disney Co.\u2019 incoming president and chief creative officer, Dana Walden, has unveiled her leadership team, which includes several familiar faces from the company\u2019s film, television and marketing units.<\/p>\n
Walden will become Disney\u2019s first woman president on Wednesday. She will report to Josh D\u2019Amaro,<\/a> who will succeed Bob Iger <\/a>as Disney\u2019s chief executive, following the company\u2019s annual meeting with shareholders and its high-profile leadership handoff.<\/p>\n Walden\u2019s senior team includes her longtime creative partner, Alan Bergman. As chairman of Disney Entertainment and Studios, Bergman will continue to oversee Disney\u2019s film studios, including production, marketing and distribution. <\/p>\n Bergman also will retain oversight of Disney\u2019s streaming programming in concert with Walden.<\/p>\n Disney executives Joe Earley and Adam Smith were named co-presidents of Disney\u2019s entertainment direct to consumer offerings \u2014 Disney+ and Hulu. Both executives will be responsible for strategy and financial performance and report to Walden and Bergman. <\/p>\n Earley and Walden worked together when they were Fox executives; Earley will also serve as head of content strategy. <\/p>\n Smith continues in his role as Disney Entertainment chief product and technology officer. He also will continue to collaborate with ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro on matters related to ESPN and ESPN+.<\/p>\n Debra OConnell will step into a newly-formed role as chairman of Disney Entertainment Television. <\/p>\n She will have a broad TV portfolio that includes ABC Entertainment, Disney-branded cable channels, Hulu Originals as well as programming from National Geographic, 20th Television and 20th Television Animation. <\/p>\n OConnell will continue to oversee ABC News and the ABC-owned television stations, including KABC-TV Channel 7 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Disney\u2019s incoming president Dana Walden has established her senior leadership team. <\/p>\n (Richard Shotwell\/Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n Sean Shoptaw, who serves as executive vice president for games and digital entertainment, and his organization, will shift from Disney Experiences and into Walden\u2019s division. <\/p>\n Shoptaw oversees Disney\u2019s games business and its collaboration with Epic Games to develop a Disney universe connected to Fortnite.<\/p>\n John Landgraf remains chairman of FX and will continue to report directly to Walden.<\/p>\n Asad Ayaz, who is chief marketing and brand officer, has an influential remit across Disney\u2019s various business segments. He will report to D\u2019Amaro and Walden.<\/p>\n \u201cThe strength of Disney has always been the emotional connection between our stories and the people who love them,\u201d Walden said in a statement. \u201cAs fans engage with Disney across more formats and platforms than ever before, we are bringing together the full power of our creative businesses to build an even more connected experience for audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Walt Disney Co.\u2019 incoming president and chief creative officer, Dana Walden, has unveiled her leadership team, which includes several familiar faces from the company\u2019s film, television and marketing units. Walden will become Disney\u2019s first woman president on Wednesday. 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