Disney TV Promotes Trisha Husson to Head of Strategy, Business Operations and Finance

Trisha Husson has been promoted to move of technique of enterprise operations and finance for Disney Normal Leisure, the TV artistic unit of The Walt Disney Firm. Following Husson’s elevation from DGE’s government vice chairman of technique and enterprise, Eric Marcotte has been upped to senior vice chairman of technique and enterprise operations.

Disney Normal Leisure handles content material for The Walt Disney Firm’s broadcast and cable networks and streaming platforms by way of manufacturers ABC Leisure, ABC Information, Disney Branded Tv, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, Onyx Collective and Nationwide Geographic, and tv studios twentieth Tv and ABC Signature.

Husson has successfully already been doing this job on a day-to-day foundation following the departure of Ravi Ahuja, the previous president of enterprise operations and chief monetary officer of Walt Disney Tv, who introduced his exit in November 2020.

In her newly cemented position, Husson, who will report back to DGE chairman Peter Rice, will oversee content material analysis, insights and scheduling, content material valuation, music enterprise affairs and labor relations. She’s going to handle the groups that present holistic technique, manufacturing monetary planning, data-driven content material analytics and operational steerage for DGE, which yearly generates greater than 4,500 hours of programming. Husson can have a dotted line reporting to Disney CFO Christine McCarthy to align DGE’s monetary administration with the corporate’s strategic priorities.

Husson’s direct studies are Bob Barron (EVP & CFO, Disney Tv Studios), Eric Marcotte (SVP, technique and enterprise operations), Jane Gould (EVP, content material insights and scheduling technique), Peter DiCecco (EVP, music enterprise affairs) and Marc Sandman (SVP, labor relations). Greg Richart and Karen Sack, who oversee finance and enterprise planning throughout the content material model groups, will report back to each Husson and Bryan Castellani, government vice chairman of finance, platform distribution, advert gross sales and networks for Disney Media & Leisure Distribution.

As new chief of the technique and enterprise operations group, Marcotte will assist DGE artistic and practical management with data-driven analytics, market assessments and operational methods to tell content material funding planning and to attain segment-level enterprise targets. Reporting on to him are Sonya Joo, Michelle Yeung, Hsuan Taur and Michael Chernauskas.

Husson was beforehand EVP of technique and enterprise operations for Fox Networks Group the place she was answerable for main main strategic and development initiatives for Fox Broadcasting, Fox Sports activities Media Group, FX Networks, Nationwide Geographic Networks, FNG Worldwide Channels, Twentieth Century Fox Tv Studios and Hulu.

Marcotte was previously a member of the technique & enterprise operations group for Fox Networks Group, working with Husson and FNG management on strategic initiatives throughout broadcast, cable, studio and digital, together with Hulu.

“Trish is a implausible, extremely expert and deeply skilled government who has performed a pivotal position in serving to us strategically and efficiently develop our output of the very best high quality content material,” Rice mentioned Thursday. “Trish is an incredible companion to our artistic leaders and colleagues throughout The Walt Disney Firm, and we’re very lucky to have her main the technique and enterprise operations that assist our world-class storytellers.”

Husson added: “I couldn’t be extra excited to be working with the exceptional management group at DGE as they develop, produce and market an industry-leading portfolio of content material in a time of unprecedented demand and sturdy competitors. I’m honored to take action alongside the extremely proficient and skilled groups that I’ve the privilege of main. I’m additionally thrilled that Eric is stepping as much as lead the Technique & Enterprise Operations group, persevering with our long-standing partnership wherein his eager insights and thought management have again and again confirmed invaluable in advancing DGE’s strategic and operational objectives.”