Roku Hires Disney Exec Louise Pentland as General Counsel
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Louise Pentland, a technology industry veteran who most recently worked at Disney, will join streaming platform company Roku as senior VP and general counsel.
Pentland will start at Roku on July 23 and report to founder and CEO Anthony Wood. She will succeed current SVP and general counsel Stephen Kay, who is retiring in November 2023 after more than 10 years at the company.
Pentland joins Roku from the Walt Disney Co., where she has served as executive VP and chief counsel for the Disney Experiences and Products division since September 2023.
In this role, she has overseen all legal and regulatory matters for the business, including global theme parks, cruise operations, global consumer products operations and e-commerce platform. “We are delighted to welcome Louise to Roku’s executive team,” Wood said in announcing the hire. “Her extensive expertise in legal affairs, government relations, and corporate governance will be invaluable as we advance our mission to transform how the world watches TV and connect and enhance the entire TV ecosystem.
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