Disney/ABC’s Vince Roberts to Retire

BURBANK: Vince Roberts, the executive VP of global operations and chief technology officer at Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG), is set to retire in January 2016, after 33 years with the company.

Roberts joined Disney Channel prior to its launch in 1983 as a staff engineer. He has led DATG’s operational and technological strategies and solutions for its portfolio of media and broadcast businesses. Roberts was promoted to his current role in October 2010.

“Vince is part of the DNA of Disney/ABC, and he will be greatly missed when he departs next year,” said Ben Sherwood, co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group.  “We are all thankful for his insights and his contributions to our success, and we thank him for everything he has done to build Disney/ABC and position it for a successful future.”

“To say I have been incredibly lucky to have been a part of DATG since the birth of Disney Channel would be an understatement,” commented Roberts. “I’ve had the privilege to work alongside dozens of great leaders and with hundreds of incredibly talented and dedicated people from each of whom I learned so much. Together we have accomplished amazing feats that I would have never dreamed possible when I first arrived at Disney in the 1983.”