Home / EntertainmentEntertainmentThe Hollywood ReporterEntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter·Sep 18, 2026·1 min readDisney Hires First-Ever Chief Technology OfficerKarandeep Anand, the former Meta and Microsoft exec, will help shape the Hollywood studio for the Generative AI era worldwide.View original source — The Hollywood Reporter ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesBusinessThe New York TimesBusinessSep 18, 2026 · 1 minDisney Hires Character.AI Chief to Drive Its Technology PushThe New York TimesEntertainmentVarietyEntertainmentSep 18, 2026 · 1 minDisney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-UpVarietyEntertainmentDeadlineEntertainmentSep 18, 2026 · 1 minA Year After Jousting With Character.AI, Disney Names Its CEO As Its First Chief Technology OfficerDeadlineBusinessCNABusinessSep 18, 2026 · 1 minDisney names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand its first tech chiefCNA
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