Disney Hires Sky Finance Boss to Run Disney+ In EMEA

Sky finance boss Karl Holmes is to run Disney+ in EMEA.

Holmes replaces Luke Bradley-Jones, who left to become President of the Economist earlier this year.

Reporting to Jan Koeppen and Joe Earley, he will assume responsibility for the Disney+ business across EMEA, leading the regional team based out of London.  

Holmes has spent the last decade at Sky in a variety of senior roles, leading teams across functions including Marketing, Operations, Finance, Commercial and Data. During the last 10 years at Sky, he has been Chief Operating Officer for Europe, Chief Consumer Revenue Officer for the UK as well as Chief Financial Officer for the UK and Ireland and Group Chief Data Officer.

Koeppen said: “Karl Holmes will join Disney+ in EMEA at a time when our DTC business goes from strength to strength across our region. With its award-winning shows and movies, Disney+ has

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