Media veteran Alan Horn to retire as Disney Studios head
Alan Horn, Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, poses for photographers as he arrives for the Nationwide Board of Assessment Awards gala in New York Metropolis, New York, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Oct 12 (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s Alan Horn, who turned the corporate’s studio enterprise right into a media powerhouse and oversaw blockbusters resembling “Avengers:Endgame” and “Black Panther”, is retiring on the finish of the yr after practically a decade.
A former U.S Air Drive captain, Horn joined Disney in 2012 and led the mixing of Marvel Studios, residence to a number of the largest box-office successes worldwide. Horn additionally oversaw “Star Wars: The Drive Awakens” – the highest-grossing home launch in historical past.
Horn’s departure is the most recent in a collection of administration modifications at Disney as the corporate shifts its technique from large display to streaming. In 2020, Bob Chapek took over as CEO, changing Bob Iger who took on the position of government chairman.
Disney named Horn chairman of Disney Studios in 2012 however he began splitting duties together with longtime government Alan Bergman within the final two years. Horn led the unit as its chief artistic officer most not too long ago.
Earlier than becoming a member of Disney, Horn was credited with the success of the Harry Potter and Batman franchises, “Seinfeld” and “The Shawshank Redemption”.
Different Disney executives who’ve introduced plans to go away by the tip of this yr embrace Alan Braverman, Disney’s normal counsel, Zenia Mucha, the corporate’s head of communications and Gary Marsh, the president and chief artistic officer of Disney Branded Tv.
Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty
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