1 month ago
Less than a period into his caller occupation arsenic Senior EVP and Chief Communications Officer astatine The Walt Disney Company, Disney seasoned Paul Roeder has unveiled nan building of nan cognition and his activity team.
He laid retired nan specifications successful an soul memo, which lists Roeder’s nonstop reports: David Jefferson, EVP, Communications; April Carretta, EVP, Communications; Carrie Brown, SVP, Internal Communications; and Mariana Vaca, Director, Communications.
This marks a promotion for Carretta, who had been heading communications for Direct-to-Consumer since 2022, moving for DTC President Joe Earley, precocious named co-President of nan division.
Carretta will proceed successful nan domiciled while besides adding games and responsibilities arsenic nan day-to-day comms lead for Dana Walden successful her caller domiciled arsenic Disney Co.’s President and Chief Creative Officer.
Naomi Bulochnikov, who led comms for Walden while nan second was co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment, remains EVP, Communications, Disney Entertainment, and will proceed to lead comms for DET, reporting to recently elevated DET Chairman Debra OConnell and Roeder.
Bulochnikov is among respective Segment Communications Leads listed by Roeder, on pinch Alannah Hall-Smith, EVP, Communications & Public Affairs, DX; Josh Krulewitz, EVP, ESPN Communications; Bridget Osterhaus, VP, Communications; and Erin Barrier, SVP, Communications, Studios.
“This group brings heavy expertise, beardown judgment, and genuine attraction for this institution and for 1 another,” Roeder said.
Here is an excerpt from his memo that spells retired nan duties and reporting for his elder executive team:
Corporate Teams Reporting to Me
David Jefferson, EVP, Communications, will proceed starring day-to-day firm communications efforts including Public Affairs, Media Relations, and CSR. He will besides now lead our world communications teams, moving intimately pinch our location comms leads to thrust greater collaboration and alignment. Belina Tan (APAC), Amy Holland (EMEA) and Felicitas Castrillon (LATAM) will proceed to study to their respective location presidents and now besides to David.
April Carretta has been promoted to EVP, Communications. In her caller role, April will proceed starring communications for Direct-to-Consumer and our tech & merchandise squad (DEEPT) while besides adding nan work for Games. She will besides beryllium nan day-to-day comms lead for Dana successful her caller domiciled arsenic President and Chief Creative Officer. Please subordinate maine successful congratulating April connected this well-deserved promotion.
– Mimi Fong, VP, Communications, will beryllium joining April’s squad to support our International Content comms, moving intimately pinch Eric Schrier and Joe Earley.
Carrie Brown, SVP, Internal Communications, will now study straight to maine and will proceed starring our enterprise-wide worker communications and engagement efforts, arsenic good arsenic providing soul comms support to our firm functions.
Mariana Vaca has joined my squad arsenic Director, Communications. She will activity crossed each our teams to guarantee we enactment connected, aligned, and informed of our priorities and progress.
Segment Communications Leads
Alannah Hall-Smith, EVP, Communications & Public Affairs, DX, will proceed starring comms for DX, dual reporting to Thomas Mazloum and me.
Josh Krulewitz, EVP, ESPN Communications, will proceed to dual study to Jimmy Pitaro and me.
Naomi Bulochnikov, EVP, Communications, Disney Entertainment, will proceed starring comms for DET, including Advertising. She will dual study to Debra OConnell and me.
Bridget Osterhaus, VP, Communications, will proceed starring comms for our Platform Distribution statement and will now dual study to Naomi and Josh.
Erin Barrier, SVP, Communications, Studios, was precocious promoted to this domiciled starring comms for each of DE Studios, and will dual study to Alan Bergman and me.
