Emily Feingold Heads To Walt Disney As EVP Comms; Succeeds Retiring Studio Vet David Jefferson

Emily Feingold, formerly Netflix’s vice-president of communications, will become executive vice-president of communications at The Walt Disney Company. She succeeds David Jefferson, who is retiring after 15 years at Disney; the appointment brings an experienced industry communicator into a senior role overseeing how the company engages with media and communicates with staff and stakeholders.

Feingold starts on Monday and will report to senior executive vice-president and chief communications officer Paul Roeder. Her remit includes media relations, enterprise editorial, and executive, brand, financial and technology communications. She left Netflix in June after nine years, during which she advised its leadership on major developments including CEO succession, its pursuit of Warner Bros Studios and expansion into advertising, gaming and live events; Jefferson leaves at the end of November.