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Disney Names Character.AI’s Karandeep Anand Its First Tech Chief
Anand will oversee enterprise technology, data and AI platforms as Disney moves to unify Disney+ and Hulu and expand AI across the company.
- On Friday, Disney named Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer, effective October 2, with the veteran tech executive reporting directly to CEO Josh D'Amaro.
- CEO Josh D'Amaro has reshaped Disney to fit his 'One Disney' strategy since taking charge earlier this year, aiming to unify assets around Disney+ as the digital centerpiece.
- Anand led Character through a "period of explosive growth" and spent 15 years at Microsoft, where he helped build the Azure platform, plus held leadership roles at Meta and Brex.
- Several technical team members from Character are expected to join Disney alongside Anand, while Adam Smith was promoted Thursday to Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer for Disney Entertainment.
- Disney recently provided more than 2,000 Imagineers access to simulation tools and is using the technology to design attractions for its upcoming Abu Dhabi theme park.
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Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, has been appointed as Disney’s first chief technology officer. He will report directly to CEO Josh D’Amaro, starting in the post on October 2. News of the appointment on Friday came after significant executive moves on Thursday at the company, which D’Amaro has been reshaping to fit his “One […]
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Disney names Character.AI’s Karandeep Anand its first tech chief
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Friday named outsider Karandeep Anand its first chief technology officer, as AI and sweeping industry consolidation disrupt the media landscape. • Anand, who most recently served as CEO of generative AI chatbot serv...
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