Dana Walden Shakes Up Disney Leadership, John Landgraf and Simran Sethi Expand Roles

It's the executive's first big move since her promotion earlier this month

In a game of executive musical chairs, Dana Walden made her first big moves as head of the company’s TV networks since CEO Bob Iger’s return.

Earlier this month, Walden was upped to co-head of the entertainment group alongside Alan Bergman, and she’s wasted no time executing her leadership vision.

Firstly, the Mayor of TV is getting more real estate. John Landgraf, chairman, FX content and FX productions, is adding National Geographic and Onyx Collective to his purview.

Meanwhile, Simran Sethi is taking on a bigger role as evp of programming and content strategy for ABC Entertainment and Freeform programming, now combined under one executive.

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