Disney Ups Exec for Asia Pacific

BURBANK/HONG KONG, April
8: Anna Woo has been promoted to the role of VP of business operations and
finance for Disney Channel and Disney-ABC International Television for the Asia
Pacific, based in Hong Kong.

In her new role, Woo is
responsible for commercial strategies, business operations and financial
planning for all of The Walt Disney Company’s television business in the
region. Working closely with the general managers of Disney Channels across
Asia Pacific, she will also oversee the development and financial management of
new business initiatives that support the company’s strategic goals, including
the production of local original long-form and short-form content. She will
report to Jewell Engstrom, the executive VP and chief financial officer for
Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group, and Robert Gilby, the senior VP and managing
director of Disney-ABC International Television for Asia Pacific.

Woo has been with The Walt
Disney Company for 13 years and has held several finance management roles. She
was most recently the VP of finance and operations for Disney-ABC International
Television for Asia Pacific.

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski