Longtime YouTube and Google executive Adam Smith has been named Chief Product & Technology Officer, Disney Entertainment and ESPN.
He takes the senior post after the exit in June of Aaron LaBerge, who is now Chief Technology Officer at PENN Entertainment, Disney’s partner on ESPNBet.
The Smith hire was announced by Disney Entertainment Co-Chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro, to whom he will jointly report.
In the previous executive structure, Jerrell Jimerson served as Chief Product Officer for Disney Streaming until his departure in 2023 during companywide layoffs.
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