Disney Names Character.AI CEO as First CTO Amid Tech Overhaul
The Walt Disney Company has appointed Karandeep Anand, CEO of Character.AI, as its first company-wide CTO. This move is part of CEO Josh D'Amaro's plan to modernize technology across the entertainment business.
Anand will oversee enterprise technology, infrastructure, data and AI platforms, product, and engineering. He will also work with Disney's segment technology teams to modernize technology development and delivery across the company.
Anand has a strong background in tech, having previously worked at Microsoft for 15 years and being part of the team that built the Azure platform.