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Company Town : Al Weiss Is Named Executive VP at Walt Disney World

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Al Weiss has been named executive vice president of Walt Disney World in Florida. He will be responsible for park and resort operations, including entertainment, finance, marketing and sales. Weiss, 40, was formerly vice president of Walt Disney World Resorts.

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* KMEX-TV Station Manager Tom Arnost was named executive vice president of sales for Univision Television Group.

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* Christopher Russo has been promoted to vice president of marketing development and promotion at NBC. He was previously a director of promotion.

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