Adam Smith has been named Chief Product & Technology Officer at Disney Entertainment and ESPN.
Smith joins Disney from YouTube, where he most recently served as Vice President of Product Management, leading its Music and Premium divisions as well as Subscriptions and Commerce since 2016.
At Disney, Smith will oversee a global Product and Technology group spanning the company’s entertainment and sports media businesses.
He will be responsible for technology strategy, development, deployment and innovation across the company’s streaming platforms including Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ as well as its networks, digital sites, proprietary advertising technology, and emerging technologies.
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He will lead a global team of technologists, including engineers, product managers and designers, data scientists and technical operations teams.
Smith will join Disney on September 3 and will jointly report to Disney Entertainment Co-Chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro.
The three Chairmen said: “We’ve been aggressive in advancing our technological capabilities to better support our world-class media, streaming and advertising businesses, and Adam brings a bold, consumer-focused vision for the future and a proven ability to effectively lead global teams in implementing ambitious, scalable and flexible products and technology that will continue to elevate storytelling as the centre of the Disney experience.”
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