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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Major Shareholders

Largest Shareholders of NYSE: DIS [2]
Name% Owned
Vanguard Group Inc.8.26%
Blackrock Inc.6.62%
State Street Global Advisors Inc.4.13%
Geode Capital Management LLC1.89%
Trian Fund Management L.P.1.76%
Largest Individual Shareholders of NYSE: DIS [3]
Name% Owned
Christine M. McCarthy 0.01%
Robert A. Iger 0.01%
Safra A. Catz <0.01%

Corporate Leadership

Board of Directors

The new board of directors: [4]

Executive Leadership [5]

Business segments:

Disney Entertainment

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)

The Walt Disney Studios

The Walt Disney Studios:


Disney Entertainment Segments

DivisionSubdivision/SubsidiarySegment Leader
Dana Walden - Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment(Overseeing Disney General Entertainment Content)
General Entertainment ContentDirect-to-ConsumerJoe Early - President, Direct-to-Consumer
ABC NewsKim Godwin - President, ABC News
FX, National Geographic, and Onyx Collective GroupJohn 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 StudiosEric Schrier - President, Disney Television Studios & Global Original Television Strategy
News Groups & NetworksDebra O'Connell - President, News Groups and Networks
Alan Bergman - Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment(Overseeing Disney Studios)
Walt Disney StudiosDisney Music GroupKen 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 PicturesDavid 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

Disney Experiences Segments
DivisionSegment Leader
Josh D'Amaro - Chairman, Disney Experiences
Disney Signature ExperiencesThomas Mazloum - President, Disney Signature Experiences
Walt Disney ImagineeringBarbara Bouza - President, Walt Disney Imagineering

Bruce Vaughn - Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Imagineering

Disney Parks InternationalJill Estorino - President and Managing Director, Disney Parks International
Disney Consumer ProductsTasia Filippatos - President, Disney Consumer Products
Disneyland ResortKen Potrock - President, Disneyland Resort
Walt Disney World ResortJeff Vahle - President, Walt Disney World Resort

ESPN & Sports Content


ESPN Divisions

DivisionSegment Leader
James Pitaro - Chairman, ESPN [23]
ContentBurke Magnus - President, Content
Programming & AcquisitionsRosalyn Durant - Executive Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions
Creative Studio & MarketingTina Thorton - Executive Vice President, Creative Studio and Marketing
Business Development & Sports InnovationMark Walker, Executive Vice President, ESPN BET, Business Development and Sports Innovation
AdministrationChara-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

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