Movie veteran Alan Horn named new Disney Studios head
The Walt Disney Co. has named Hollywood veteran Alan Horn chairman of the Walt Disney Studios. He’ll take the reins of the Burbank entertainment giant’s struggling movie operation after the rocky tenure of ousted chief Rich Ross.
Horn assumes the helm on June 11, with responsibilities to oversee production, distribution and marketing of live-action and animated films from Disney and its units Pixar Animation Studios and Marvel. Horn is a seasoned and well-regarded executive, who as president and chief operating officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment oversaw such successful recent film franchises as Harry Potter and Batman.
“Alan not only has an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience in the business, he has a true appreciation of movie making as both an art and a business,”Walt Disney Co.Chief ExecutiveRobert A. Igersaid in a statement. “He’s earned the respect of the industry for driving tremendous, sustained creative and financial success, and is also known and admired for his impeccable taste and integrity.”
-- Dawn C. Chmielewski