Zenia Mucha

Last updated

Zenia Mucha (born 1957) is an American businesswoman who is Chief Brand and Communications Officer at TikTok, after spending 20 years in senior positions at The Walt Disney Company. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Early life and education

Mucha was born in Poland to Ukrainian parents who spent time in work camps in Nazi Germany. She immigrated to New York City at age 9. Mucha graduated from the lower East side St. George Ukrainian Catholic School. Mucha studied political science at Brooklyn College. [4]

Career

Mucha began her professional career in politics, serving as communications director and campaign manager for U.S. Senator Al D'Amato. She took leaves to work on the campaigns of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. She later worked as the director of communications and as an influential senior policy advisor to Governor of New York George Pataki. [5]

Mucha joined the Walt Disney Company in 2001, as Senior Vice President of Communications for the ABC Broadcast Group and the American Broadcasting Company. [6]

Mucha led communications for Disney's acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. During her tenure, Disney launched D23, the first official Disney fan club, with members in 50 U.S. states and 35 countries. [7]

In 2022 she left the company after nearly 20 years. [8]

In June 2023 Mucha joined TikTok as Chief Brand and Communications Officer. [9]

Awards

In 2012, Mucha received the Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications. In 2017, she was inducted into the PRWeek Hall of Fame. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Keegan, Rebecca (7 November 2017). "Critics to Disney: Time to Grow Up". HWD. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Zenia Mucha". The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  3. ↑ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (2019-01-11). "Disney CEO Bob Iger's Pay Rises 80% To $65.7 Million". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. ↑ Sack, Kevin (1995-03-06). "For Pataki, a Gruff Protector; Communications Chief Is Also Influential Adviser". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  5. ↑ Casey, Bernadette. "Newsmaker: Zenia Mucha, The Walt Disney Company". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  6. ↑ "Zenia Mucha". www.holmesreport.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  7. ↑ "Bloomberg - Zenia Mucha". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  8. ↑ Barnes, Brooks (2021-07-13). "Disney's Brand Protector and Power Behind the Power Is Stepping Down". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  9. ↑ "Former Disney PR chief Zenia Mucha to head TikTok communications at a pivotal moment". The Los Angeles Times. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  10. ↑ "An Evening with ZENIA MUCHA". Ukrainian Institute of America. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.