DISNEY REALIGNS HARD-HIT DIVISION.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Staff Writer BURBANK -- Less than a month after the layoff of 650 employees, The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. on Monday announced a major restructuring of its home entertainment division, hit hard by the cutbacks domestically and internationally. Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Buena Vista Home Entertainment International will now be integrated into one global division called Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment. ``With the rapidly changing landscape facing the home entertainment industry, we need to embrace not only new technologies but the global nature of our business as well,'' Bob Chapek, president of Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment, said in a press release. ``This new organization addresses the need for global strategies and allows for market customization.'' Chapek introduced his core worldwide executive team Monday: Pat Fitzgerald
Other appointees include Bill Segil, whose position as senior vice president of worldwide operations is a new one; Andy Siditsky, senior vice president of worldwide creative services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. production; and Eric Maehara, vice president of worldwide communications. In addition to the worldwide team, the new division will use regional teams to manage day-to-day operations in the markets. The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. regional team is under Lori MacPherson. The Asian Pacific/Latin American team is under Daniel Solnicki, and the team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the is under Julie Sneddon. greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3758 |
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