The Walt Disney Company Names Karandeep Anand To Newly Created Role Of Chief Technology Officer

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    "title": "The Walt Disney Company Names Karandeep Anand To Newly Created Role Of Chief Technology Officer - The Walt Disney Company",
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    "excerpt": "Anand, CEO of Character.AI and former technology leader at Meta and Microsoft, will help Disney advance its tech strategy and strengthen how it serves fans worldwide BURBANK, Calif., September 18, 2026 - The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) today announced that Karandeep Anand will join the company as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, a newly created position, effective October 2. Anand, who most recently has served as CEO of Character.AI, will report directly to Disney Chief Executive Officer Josh D’Amaro. “Karandeep brings a rare mix of experience across infrastructure, consumer technology and AI, and will be a vital addition to Disney’s senior leadership team as we further our three priorities: great storytelling as our North Star, technology in service of creativity, and operating as One Disney,” said D’Amaro. “He is an expert builder and strategist, technical and product-minded, with sharp instincts for what fans actually want. He also has real enthusiasm and respect for Disney, a clear sense of where technology and creativity meet, and shares our belief that technology creates the most value when it helps people do their best work.” As Chief Technology Officer, Anand will oversee enterprise technology, infrastructure, data and AI platforms, product, and engineering, working across the company’s segment technology teams to further modernize how...",
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