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Disney’s first CTO is Character.AI’s former CEO
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Disney has appointed Karandeep Anand, the former CEO of Character.AI, as its first-ever enterprise-wide Chief Technology Officer. Anand will report directly to executive leadership to oversee the conglomerate's global technological strategy and integration.
- 01Karandeep Anand joins Disney as the company's inaugural Chief Technology Officer
- 02Anand previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Character.AI
- 03The new CTO will report directly to Disney senior leadership
- 04This appointment marks a strategic consolidation of Disney's multimedia technological infrastructure
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You would think that a multimedia conglomerate as large as Disney would have a few chief technology officers by now, but the company has just appointed someone to the position for the very first time. Today, Disney announced that Karandeep Anand is joining the company as its new CTO. Anand will report directly to recently […]