Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of Character.ai, Named Chief Technology Officer of The Walt Disney Company
One story, every take, in the order the wire heard it. As The Walt Disney Company continues to venture forth into new technologies in efforts to streamline its process of content delivery, CEO Josh D'Amaro has created the new role of Chief Technology Officer for new recruit Karandeep Anand, who previously served as CEO of Character,ai and will join Disney in...
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+6h 46m 4:52 PM · Sep 18WDW News Today Former CEO of AI Company Disney Threatened With Legal Action is Now Disney's First Chief Tech Officer
Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, will be The Walt Disney Company’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Karandeep Anand Anand will begin his new position as Senior Executive Vice President and CTO on October 2, reporting directly to Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro. In September 2025, Disney sent a cease and desist letter to Character.AI, which ... Read more The post Former CEO of AI Company Disney Threatened With Legal Action is Now Disney's First Chief Tech Officer appeared first on WDW News Today.
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+7h 43m 5:49 PM · Sep 18MickeyBlog Disney Hires AI Startup CEO as First Chief Technology Officer
Josh D’Amaro has been outspoken in his ambition to enhance The Walt Disney Company’s tech presence since ascending to the CEO suite earlier this year, and he’s taken a significant step in this endeavor... The post Disney Hires AI Startup CEO as First Chief Technology Officer appeared first on MickeyBlog.com.
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+13h 28m 11:34 PM · Sep 18Blog Mickey Disney Creates New Chief Tech Role, Turns to Former AI Chatbot CEO
The Walt Disney Company has created a brand-new executive position, and it’s going to someone who spent the last stretch of his career running an AI chatbot company. Disney announced that Karandeep Anand will join as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. The role has never existed at the company before. Anand starts […]
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