Disney Cuts Hundreds of Jobs as It Reshapes HR and Technology Teams

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    "title": "Disney Cuts Hundreds of Jobs as It Reshapes HR and Technology Teams - Межа. Новини України.",
    "contact": "Paul Roeder",
    "excerpt": "Disney is reshaping its leadership and operations as pressures mount across entertainment. The latest move affects departments central to how the company runs. Disney is laying off several hundred employees in its human resources and technology departments, according to a source familiar with the situation. The cuts come amid changes in the company’s leadership and a restructuring of its business. Based on data from Reuters Josh D’Amaro took over as Disney’s CEO in March. Since then, the company has made several changes to its senior leadership. Among them, Paul Roeder, who has worked at Disney for 25 years, became chief communications officer. D’Amaro took the helm during a period of transformation shaped by the development of artificial intelligence, declining box-office revenue and growing competition from streaming services. At the end of fiscal year 2025, Disney employed about 231,000 people: approximately 172,000 in the United States and 59,000 elsewhere. In April, the company eliminated about 1,000 positions in marketing and other divisions. These included its studio and television businesses, ESPN, its products and technology divisions, and some corporate functions. In 2023, Disney cut 7,000 jobs as part of former CEO Bob Iger’s plan to save $5.5 billion. The latest cuts affect several hundred employees, but the company has not specified exactly how they are...",
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