Wesley A. Coleman

Wes Coleman joined The Walt Disney Company in 2006 as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. In this capacity, Coleman was responsible for compensation and benefits, organizational and cultural development, employee education and development, global staffing, employee relations, diversity, and managing employee communications for the Company's more than 125,000 employees worldwide. His areas of oversight spanned all of Disney's diverse global business segments, including studio entertainment, media networks, parks and resorts, consumer products, and corporate administration, with the heads of human resources in each business unit reporting to both Coleman and the division leader.

Before joining Disney, Coleman served as the vice president of global human resources at Nike, Inc., a position he had held since joining the company in 2002. He was responsible for the strategic planning and execution of all human resources functions on a global basis for Nike's nearly 28,000 employees, including recruitment and staffing, compensation and benefits, training and development, executive succession planning, diversity, and employee relations. Coleman also overhauled the company's performance management system, implemented a number of world/life balance initiatives, and created Nike's Office of Global Diversity.

Prior to his tenure at Nike, Coleman spent 20 years at SC Johnson, joining the company in 1981 as manager of compensation and benefits with a focus on the design and implementation of executive compensation programs. He quickly rose through the ranks, working across a variety of human resources functions such as international human resource services and manufacturing. As SC Johnson further expanded its international operations, in 1989, Coleman was transferred to London as regional human resources director, where he assumed responsibility for Southern Europe, Africa, and Middle East territories, as well as manufacturing plants in Holland.