Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences, made some big announcements today, including an entirely new position and shifts in Disney leadership roles at the Disneyland Resort, Disney Signature Experiences, and Shanghai Disney.
The new position is the President, The Walt Disney Company Major Events Integration.
Previous Disneyland President Ken Potrock has been named to this newly created position. According to Disney Potrock’s new job is a big endeavor that makes him “responsible for developing comprehensive, cross-company plans to maximize the value of large-scale sports, entertainment and tourism events ranging from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics to the 250th Anniversary of the nation.”
Potrock will now report to both Josh D’Amaro and will have accountability to ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro.
Of course, this leads to a shift in leadership as Potrock is moved up and others are shifted around on the corporate ladder.
Josh D’Amaro announced the following strategic senior executive changes:
Thomas Mazloum is now the new President of Disneyland Resort.
In this role, Mazloum will lead more than 36,000 Cast Members and oversee the operation of two theme parks, three resort hotels, and the Downtown Disney District, and will guide Disneyland Resort through a new era of growth with the recent approval of DisneylandForward….” Mazloum will continue to report to D’Amaro.
Since Mazloum now oversees Disneyland, his former position at Disney Signature Services has been shifted to Joe Schott.
Joe Schott is now the President of Disney Signature Experiences (DSE.)
This division offers pricier experiences across the theme parks and includes the Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, Aulani, Adventures by Disney, and Storyliving by Disney.
Schott will now report to Josh D’Amaro.
Prior to this move, Schott was the President of Shanghai Disney, which now moves to Andrew Bolstein.
Andrew Bolstein is now President & General Manager of Shanghai Disney Resort.
Bolstein has been shifted to this new position, but he is no stranger to Shanghai Disney. He was part of the opening leadership team that worked with Imagineering to “shape” the park.
He has worked in leadership in Hong Kong and Tokyo Disney and has been at Shanghai for 13 years. He will report to Jill Esotrino, the President and Managing Director of Disney Parks International.
These new positions are effective immediately.
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