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  • Disney Consumer Products names Leslie Ferraro as president

    Disney Consumer Products names Leslie Ferraro as president

    MUMBAI: Disney Consumer Products has named Leslie Ferraro as president. 

     

    A 16-year Disney veteran, Ferraro most recently served as Walt Disney Parks and Resorts’ executive vice president, global marketing, sales and travel operations, where she was responsible for leading the marketing and sales teams in developing numerous highly successful consumer campaigns worldwide.

     

    As president of Disney Consumer Products, Ferraro will oversee a global operation that delivers innovative and engaging products, from toys and apparel to books and fine art, through its Licensing, Publishing and Disney Store businesses. Ferraro assumes the role formerly held by Bob Chapek, who became Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman in February. 

     

    She will report directly to both The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Robert A. Iger and COO Thomas O. Staggs.

     

    “Leslie is a highly talented, proven executive with a strong track record of creativity and innovation. Having managed worldwide marketing and sales for one of our largest businesses, she brings a global perspective and deep knowledge of the company and its brands to her new position,” Iger said.

     

    “During her tenure at Parks and Resorts, Leslie was known for driving results and inspiring her teams to even greater achievements. She has a deep understanding of our brands and franchises, as well as a solid vision for how they fit into the global consumer marketplace, both of which will serve her extremely well as she leads the Disney Consumer Products team into the future,” added Staggs.

     

    “This is an exciting time at Disney Consumer Products, given the company’s unprecedented array of brands and franchises. I look forward to leading this dynamic business and our incredibly talented team as we continue to launch new products and retail experiences that combine technological innovation and creativity,” Ferraro said.

     

    Ferraro joined Disney in 1999 as director of marketing for Theme Parks and Resorts and went on to hold a variety of marketing leadership positions. She has also served on the Hong Kong Disneyland Board of Directors.

     

    Prior to joining Disney, Ferraro held various senior-level marketing positions at McCann-Erickson, Johnson & Johnson and SmithKline Beecham.

  • Walt Disney Parks & Resorts names Bob Chapek as chairman

    Walt Disney Parks & Resorts names Bob Chapek as chairman

    MUMBAI: Bob Chapek has been named chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

     

    A 22-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, Chapek has served since 2011 as president of Disney Consumer Products, driving a technology-led transformation of the company’s consumer products, retail and publishing operations. He assumes his new role effective immediately.

     

    “Under Bob’s leadership, Consumer Products has seen great success, focusing on brands and a franchise-driven strategy while launching new products and retail experiences that combine technological innovation and creativity. He is an experienced and versatile executive well-suited to lead Parks and Resorts into the future,” said The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Robert A. Iger.

     

    As chairman of Parks and Resorts, Chapek succeeds Thomas O. Staggs, who was named Disney’s chief operating officer earlier this month. Chapek will report to both Iger and Staggs.

     

    “Bob is stepping into this role at an incredibly dynamic and exciting time for our Parks and Resorts business. The ongoing construction of Shanghai Disney Resort as well as the new Avatar-themed land at Walt Disney World continues an era of unprecedented growth and historic expansion,” Staggs said.

     

    “I am grateful for the many opportunities I have had during my years at Disney, and am thrilled to join the incredible Disney Parks organization. I look forward to working with the remarkably talented team dedicated to creating magical memories for millions of guests around the world,” Chapek added.

     

    A successor to Chapek at Disney Consumer Products will be named at a later date.

     

    Prior to leading Disney Consumer Products, Chapek served as president of distribution for The Walt Disney Studios from 2009 to 2011, and was responsible for overseeing the Studios’ overall content distribution strategy across multiple platforms including theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, pay TV, digital entertainment and new media. He also served as president of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, where he spearheaded the successful “vault strategy” for the company’s iconic films and transformed the primary format of home entertainment from DVD to Blu-ray.

     

    Before joining Disney in 1993, Chapek worked in brand management at H.J. Heinz Company and in advertising at J. Walter Thompson.

  • Disney’s ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ DVD premiere sells 5 mn units in US

    Disney’s ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ DVD premiere sells 5 mn units in US

    MUMBAI: Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest has sold nearly 5 million units on DVD in North America on its first day of release, as announced by Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment president Bob Chapek. This would put the Johnny Depp starrer on track to become the No.1 selling “live-action” DVD of all time.

    “We could not be more thrilled with the incredible success of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” commented Chapek. “This franchise is a genuine treasure for us and we are ecstatic that the momentum generated at theatrical has continued with the DVD release. Consumers have an insatiable appetite for all things Pirates Of The Caribbean.”

    ” is officially on track to become the #1 selling DVD of the YPirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chestear. This, coupled with the recent extraordinary successes of Cars and the Platinum release of The Little Mermaid, continues to illustrate the enduring appeal of Disney branded movies in the DVD industry. It is our commitment to fans of Disney movies to do everything possible to keep their favorite DVDs in stock throughout the holiday season,” he continued.

    The Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’s theatrical opening weekend was the biggest in U.S. box-office history, and continues with a worldwide box-office gross of over a billion dollars to date, making it Disney’s most successful movie of all time, informs an official release.

    This fete now poises Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment to finish the 2006 year owning three of the top three DVD releases of the year with Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Cars and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

  • Disney’s ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ DVD premiere sells 5 mn units in US

    Disney’s ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ DVD premiere sells 5 mn units in US

    MUMBAI: Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest has sold nearly 5 million units on DVD in North America on its first day of release, as announced by Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment president Bob Chapek. This would put the Johnny Depp starrer on track to become the No.1 selling “live-action” DVD of all time.

    “We could not be more thrilled with the incredible success of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” commented Chapek. “This franchise is a genuine treasure for us and we are ecstatic that the momentum generated at theatrical has continued with the DVD release. Consumers have an insatiable appetite for all things Pirates Of The Caribbean.”

    ” is officially on track to become the #1 selling DVD of the YPirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chestear. This, coupled with the recent extraordinary successes of Cars and the Platinum release of The Little Mermaid, continues to illustrate the enduring appeal of Disney branded movies in the DVD industry. It is our commitment to fans of Disney movies to do everything possible to keep their favorite DVDs in stock throughout the holiday season,” he continued.

    The Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’s theatrical opening weekend was the biggest in U.S. box-office history, and continues with a worldwide box-office gross of over a billion dollars to date, making it Disney’s most successful movie of all time, informs an official release.

    This fete now poises Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment to finish the 2006 year owning three of the top three DVD releases of the year with Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Cars and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

  • ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ becomes number 1 DVD of 2006

    ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ becomes number 1 DVD of 2006

    MUMBAI: Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media’s presentation The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe has become the number one top-selling DVD of 2006, it was announced by Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) president Bob Chapek.

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was released on 5 April and has sold over 11 million units in route to claiming this year’s top DVD spot.

    “We are delighted with the tremendous success of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe DVD. This award-winning film is a stellar addition to the celebrated Disney collection and has set the tone for the next chapter in this promising franchise,” commented Bob Chapek.

    Concurrently, with Narnia in the top DVD spot of 2006, BVHE holds five of the top 10 titles so far this year. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Chicken Little, Lady and the Tramp, Flightplan, and Bambi II are all strongly positioned within the top 10 titles of 2006, states an official release.

    “We are very fortunate to have such a strong line up of titles that appeals to every demographic. It is the backbone of what this studio has always been known for,” Chapek added.

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is available as a single disc DVD with outstanding bonus features and as a Special 2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD.

    The special edition takes viewers on a deeper adventure into the world of Narnia with nearly ten hours of bonus features — including a behind-the-scenes tour with the film’s child stars, director’s diary, ‘cinematic storytellers’ film diaries, multiple audio commentaries, 3-D map, interactive timeline, featurettes on the creatures and much more, informs the official release.