Who is Josh D’Amaro, the new Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company? | World News
D’Amaro joined Disney in 1998 at the Disneyland Resort and holds a business adminration degree from Georgetown University. (Photo: The Walt Disney Company)
Walt Disney on Tuesday named theme parks head Josh D’Amaro as its new CEO. D’Amaro, 54, will take the reins from Bob Iger, 74, on March 18.
A Disney insider, D’Amaro, has been with the Walt Disney Company for 22 years.
According to his corporate profile, until now, D’Amaro was overseeing Disney Parks, with 12 theme parks and 57 resort hotels across six global destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia, plus a future landmark Disney theme park coming to Abu Dhabi.
His portfolio also includes Disney Signature Experiences – family travel and leisure experiences beyond the parks, including the top-rated Disney Cruise Line, growing from seven to 13 ships 2031 and featuring two island destinations, along with Disney Vacation Club, Adventures Disney, Disney Institute and Storyliving Disney.
