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Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro wants to further bolster the technology behind Disney+ and Hulu.
  • Disney is investing in original stories and streaming tech, while leaning into AI on its tech teams.
  • Under CEO Josh D’Amaro, Disney has unified key teams, which involved layoffs this spring.
  • Here are org charts for top execs like D’Amaro, creative chief Dana Walden, and ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro.

Disney’s leadership team, under CEO Josh D’Amaro, wants to ensure the company remains an entertainment powerhouse as tech evolves and frenemies like YouTube emerge.

Since taking the top job in March, D’Amaro has emphasized original, creative storytelling, improving Disney’s streaming technology, and keeping the parks business he previously oversaw humming. He also installed TV executive Dana Walden as chief creative officer to usher in new hit franchises and solidify its strategy in video games.

The Mouse House is embracing AI on its tech teams while creating tools for AI-generated ads on Disney+. Disney is planning to phase out Hulu as a stand-alone app, though the company’s leaders say they aren’t yet working on a full-blown “super app” that lets consumers buy tickets to its theme parks.

D’Amaro’s Disney has shuffled the structure of Disney Entertainment and its marketing team, which was impacted by layoffs in April.

Amid all the changes, Business Insider compiled Disney’s internal organizational charts showing who reports to top executives in the C-suite and the Product & Tech teams, based on screenshots sent by a staffer.

We previously reported on D’Amaro and Walden’s org charts as well as the power structure of streaming product and tech under Adam Smith, the product and tech chief at Disney Entertainment.

We are now publishing org charts for reports to Hugh Johnston, chief financial officer; Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN; Chris Lawson, EVP of content platforms & operations for Disney Entertainment; and Erin Teague, EVP of product management for Disney Entertainment.

Below are those org charts, in alphabetical order by first name.

Inside Disney’s C-suite

Here are the direct reports to Josh D’Amaro, CEO:

Name Position
Asad Ayaz Chief Marketing and Brand Officer
Dana Walden President and Chief Creative Officer
Horacio Gutierrez Senior EVP, Chief Legal & Global Affairs Officer
Hugh Johnston Senior EVP & Chief Financial Officer
James (Jimmy) Pitaro Chairman, ESPN
Judy Terry Executive Assistant to the CEO
Nancy Lee Chief of Staff, CEO and EVP, International Business Operations
Paul Roeder Senior EVP & Chief Communications Officer
Sonia Coleman Senior EVP & Chief People Officer
Thomas Mazloum Chairman, Disney Experiences

Here are the direct reports to Dana Walden, chief creative officer:

Name Position
Adam Smith Co-President, Direct-to-Consumer and Chief Product & Technology Officer, Disney Entertainment & ESPN
Alan Bergman Chairman, Disney Entertainment — Studios
Alexis Taylor VP, Office of the President and Chief Creative Officer
Annabelle Olson Senior Executive Assistant
Asad Ayaz Chief Marketing and Brand Officer
Debra OConnell Chairman, Disney Entertainment — Television
John Landgraf Chairman, FX
Joseph (Joe) Earley Co-President, Direct-to-Consumer
Ryan Flaherty Senior Executive Assistant
Sean Shoptaw EVP, Games & Digital Entertainment

Here are the direct reports to Hugh Johnston, chief financial officer:

Name Position
Benjamin Swinburne EVP, Head of Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations
Brent Woodford EVP, Controllership, Financial Planning & Tax
Carlos Gomez EVP and Treasurer
David (Dave) Bowdich EVP, Chief Security Officer
Jennifer (Jenny) Cohen EVP, Real Estate and Strategic Sourcing
Justin Warbrooke EVP, Head of Corporate Development & Corporate Planning
Michael Chin Director, Tactical Opportunities & Office of the CFO
Susan Doniz Firka EVP, Chief Information & Data Officer
Sylvia Dong EVP, Disney Entertainment CFO, Corporate Planning & Transformation
Tina Holmes Sr. Exec Assistant, Office of the Sr EVP & CFO

Here are the direct reports to Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN:

Name Position
Anthony Chambers President, The Walt Disney Company EMEA
Chara-Lynn Aguiar EVP & CFO, Strategy, Research & Office of the Chairman — ESPN
Denise Pellegrini Sr. Executive Assistant, Office of the Chairman
James Zasowski President, Platform Distribution
Joshua (Josh) Krulewitz EVP, ESPN Communications
Judith (Judy) Agay EVP, People & Culture — ESPN & DEEPT & P&C PMO
Luke Kang President, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific
Martin Iraola President, TWDC Latam
Rita Ferro President, Disney Advertising
Robert (Burke) Magnus President, Content
Rosalyn Durant EVP, Programming & Acquisitions, ESPN
Sean Breen EVP, Platform Distribution Sales
Tina Thornton EVP, Creative Studio & Marketing

Inside Disney’s product and tech leadership

Here are the direct reports to Adam Smith, product and tech chief at Disney Entertainment:

Name Position
Andre Rohe EVP, Product Engineering
Christopher (Chris) Lawson EVP, Content Platforms & Operations
Danette Dugas Senior Executive Assistant
Dimitri Kontopidis Executive Director of Product & Tech Strategy and Operations
Erin Teague EVP, Product Management
Meghan Borsic SVP, Design
Michael Cupo SVP, Business Operations
Tony Donohoe EVP, Ad Platforms

Here are the direct reports to Andre Rohe, EVP of product engineering:

Name Position
Andrew Hyde VP, Product Software Engineering
Christopher Shattuck Head of India Product & Tech
Christopher (Chris) Sword Director of Data Analytics
Devika Chawla SVP, Product Software Engineering
Dominique Charrette VP, Data Analytics
Jay Donnell SVP, Product Software Engineering
Justin Altwies Director of Product Engineering and Business Operations
Mali Sonnier Senior Executive Assistant
Mayank Sachan VP, Growth Engineering
Mehran Bozorgi SVP, Product Software Engineering
Nicholas Brookins SVP, Media Engineering
Zachary Cava VP, Product Software Engineering

Here are the direct reports to Chris Lawson, EVP of content platforms & operations:

Name Position
David (Dave) Johnson SVP, Live Ops & Engineering
Holly Lutkenhouse SVP, Content Platforms
James Portley VP, LATAM Technology & Operations
Jennifer Mayo SVP, Distribution Operations
Kevin Plumb SVP, Infrastructure Engineering
Pamela (Pam) Chamberlain Senior Executive Assistant
Sergio Falcon SVP, EMEA & APAC Tech & Operations

Here are the direct reports to Erin Teague, EVP of product management:

Name Position
Bangaly Kaba SVP, Product Management
Boubou Guiro Product Advisor
Brian Marshall VP, Sports Products & Strategy
Georgina Hill VP, Product Management Commerce
Jason Wong SVP, Product Management
Joe Rice SVP, Product Management
Keshia Mann Senior Executive Assistant
Nicole Breskin VP, News Products & Strategy
Scott Speorl Senior Product Operations Manager

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