Disney Co. New Chief Communications Officer Paul Roeder Sets Team; April Carretta Upped, Adding Lead Comms Duties For President Dana Walden

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Less than a month into his new job as Senior EVP and Chief Communications Officer at The Walt Disney Company, Disney veteran Paul Roeder has unveiled the structure of the operation and his leadership team.

He laid out the details in an internal memo, which lists Roeder’s direct reports: David Jefferson, EVP, Communications; April Carretta, EVP, Communications; Carrie Brown, SVP, Internal Communications; and Mariana Vaca, Director, Communications.

This marks a promotion for Carretta, who had been heading communications for Direct-to-Consumer since 2022, working for DTC President Joe Earley, recently named co-President of the division.

Carretta will continue in the role while also adding games and responsibilities as the day-to-day comms lead for Dana Walden in her new role as Disney Co.’s President and Chief Creative Officer.

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Naomi Bulochnikov, who led comms for Walden while the latter was co-Chairman

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