Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald Elected to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
May 27 2021 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors announced
the election of two new directors: Amy Chang, veteran technology
executive, and Calvin McDonald, Chief Executive Officer of global
athletic apparel company lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU).
The elections of Ms. Chang and Mr. McDonald are effective
immediately.
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“Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald are highly-respected leaders with
a deep understanding of the nexus between technology and the
consumer experience, and we are excited to have them join the
Disney board,” said Robert A. Iger, Executive Chairman and Chairman
of the Board, The Walt Disney Company. “Ms. Chang brings vast
expertise in the tech industry, where her developments in machine
learning and artificial intelligence have enabled companies to
improve collaboration and gain deeper consumer insights. And Mr.
McDonald has a wealth of experience in scaling brand-name retailers
like lululemon through innovation, finding new ways to connect with
consumers across digital channels, in stores and at home.”
“It is such an honor to become part of the Disney journey,” Ms.
Chang said. “With all the momentum and innovation within the
company across every part of the consumer experience, I can’t wait
to watch this next generation of stories and experiences come to
life.”
“I am excited to join the Board of Directors of Disney, an
amazing organization that continually sets the standard worldwide
for innovation, creativity, and bringing people together,” Mr.
McDonald said. “I look forward to supporting CEO Bob Chapek and the
management team with insights and learnings gained from our
experience at lululemon in creating enduring relationships with our
guests.”
Ms. Chang serves on the Board of Directors of Procter &
Gamble and Marqeta, and as an advisor to more than a dozen
companies including Cisco, HubSpot and various private companies.
From 2018-2020, Ms. Chang served as Executive Vice President and
General Manager of Cisco’s Collaboration business, leading its
videoconferencing, cloud calling, contact center, video device and
phones businesses. She joined Cisco through the acquisition of the
company she founded, Accompany, an artificial intelligence/machine
learning-based relationship intelligence platform serving Fortune
500 companies. Prior to Accompany, where she served as Chief
Executive Officer, Ms. Chang was Global Head of Product, Google Ads
Measurement, where she led the teams for Google Analytics, Website
Optimizer, Trends and multichannel attribution. She has held
additional positions with eBay, McKinsey, Intel, AMD and Motorola,
and previously served on the boards of Cisco, Splunk and
Informatica.
Mr. McDonald joined lululemon in August 2018 as Chief Executive
Officer and is a member of its Board of Directors. Under his
leadership, lululemon, with more than 500 company-operated stores
in 17 countries, has delivered significant growth, accelerated its
sustainability initiatives, and considerably expanded its
international business. Previously, Mr. McDonald served as
president and CEO of Sephora Americas, a division of the LVMH group
of luxury brands, from 2013 to 2018. Mr. McDonald was President and
CEO of Sears Canada from 2011-2013, and spent 17 years at Loblaw
Companies Limited, the largest retailer in Canada, where he was
born and raised. From 2016-2020, he served on the Board of
Directors of Cole Haan.
About The Walt Disney
Company
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and
affiliates, is a leading diversified international family
entertainment and media enterprise that includes Disney Parks,
Experiences and Products; Disney Media & Entertainment
Distribution; and three content groups—Studios, General
Entertainment and Sports—focused on developing and producing
content for DTC, theatrical and linear platforms. Disney is a Dow
30 company and had annual revenues of $65.4 billion in its Fiscal
Year 2020.
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