Disney names Character.AI’s Karandeep Anand its first tech chief
- 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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Walt Disney has appointed Karandeep Anand as its first chief technology officer, with the former Character.AI CEO set to join on October 2. Reporting to CEO Josh D'Amaro, Anand will oversee enterprise technology, data, AI platforms and engineering operations. He previously spent 15 years at Microsoft and held senior roles at Meta and Brex. 📲 Who Is Karandeep Anand? Know All About Walt Disney's 1st Indian-Origin CTO and His Education and Backgro…
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(Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = Disney has appointed the CEO of an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, with whom it once had a dispute over the unauthorized use of characters, as its Chief Technology Officer (CT...
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