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Tony Chambers named president of The Walt Disney Company, EMEA

The Walt Disney Company has named Tony Chambers as president, The Walt Disney Company EMEA, as it restructures how its entertainment businesses in the region function.

Tony (pictured) moves across from his previous role as head of theatrical distribution and will be following in the footsteps of Jan Koeppen, who is stepping down in February as part of the restructure.

In the new structure, several of the company’s lines of business in the region, including Direct-to-Consumer, Ad Sales, Platform Distribution, Networks, Local Original Content, Studio Marketing, Theatrical Distribution and Sports will now report directly in to the global business leaders of those businesses, who will have P&L oversight for their respective regional businesses in EMEA.

The regional president will continue to be the company’s representative in the region and be responsible for consolidating strategic priorities and financials and coordinating teams at the regional level, leading local initiatives that span across businesses (excluding Disney Experiences), and overseeing shared service functions including human resources, communications and finance.

“EMEA is a key region in terms of the success of our business globally, and as we realign our strategy for our entertainment businesses there, we are fortunate to transition between two fantastic leaders,” commentedd Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, co-chairmen, Disney Entertainment, and Jimmy Pitaro, chairman, ESPN. “Tony Chambers is a seasoned senior executive who has a highly collaborative style and stellar reputation in EMEA and across the company, and he brings a wealth of experience to this important new role.

“We look forward to continuing to accelerate our growth in EMEA and around the world, and we are immensely grateful for Jan’s exceptional contributions, which have made a meaningful and enduring difference to this team and the company during his tenure.”

Tony continued: “I’m truly honoured to be leading the world-class EMEA team in this new capacity. It’s a dynamic region that has gone through incredible, positive change over the past several years and I’m very eager now to build on that momentum.”

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