Vanna Krantz: Last News

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCelebrity-driven online learning platform MasterClass hired Vanna Krantz, most recently chief financial officer of Disney Plus and ESPN Plus, as CFO.At Disney, Krantz built and led the finance organization supporting the launch of Disney Plus, which rocketed to over 86 million subscribers in a little over a year, and sports streamer ESPN Plus. Prior to her role at Disney Streaming Services, she served as CFO and a board member for BAMTech Media (the MLB-founded services company that Disney acquired control of in 2017) and before that held three different divisional CFO roles at Thomson Reuters.Krantz reports to David Rogier, co-founder and CEO of MasterClass.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorEXCLUSIVE: Vanna Krantz, chief financial officer of Disney Streaming Services, will be named to the board of Skillz, the mobile e-sports platform that’s completing its merger with Harry Sloan’s Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. SPAC to become a public company.Kranz, previously CFO of Disney-acquired BAMTech Media, is Skillz’ first director appointment as the company builds its board and will bring streaming experience to the future viewership of e-sports on the platform.The Skillz deal, announced in September, is expected to close in the current fourth quarter.  Krantz will joins the board once that happens.