William Earl Dana Walden, newly promoted to Disney’s top TV post, addressed the shocking management shakeup that saw her elevation and the ouster of her longtime boss, Peter Rice.Walden sent a note to Disney General Entertainment staffers detailing the vast unit’s many recent success stories across ABC, FX, Hulu, Freeform, National Geographic and the production units that Walden now oversees.
She noted the surprising transition that was unveiled June 9. The timing, by many accounts, surprised Walden and Rice as much as anyone else on the Burbank lot.“I am very fortunate to have worked alongside Peter Rice for a long time.
We have been friends for almost three decades and he was my boss for eight years. He is a gifted executive, and I learned a lot from him.
I know you all join me in wishing him the best in whatever he chooses to do next,” Walden wrote. Walden also expressed her gratitude to Disney CEO Bob Chapek for promoting her to the post that she called “this opportunity of a lifetime.” Walden, like Rice, joined Disney in 2019 after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
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