Sonia Coleman

CHRO at Disney

Sonia L. Coleman currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at The Walt Disney Company, a position held since April 2023. Prior to this role, Sonia served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Disney General Entertainment Content and ESPN since April 2017, and held various human resources leadership roles within The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries for over a decade. Sonia's career also includes significant experience at The Children's Place and The Home Depot, where key roles in leadership development and organizational management were undertaken. Sonia L. Coleman holds a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from Florida International University and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University.

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The Walt Disney Company (Disney) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. Together with its subsidiaries, The Walt Disney Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations in the following business segments: Media Networks; Parks, Experiences and Products; Studio Entertainment; and Direct-to-Consumer & International. In October 2020, the Company announced a strategic reorganization of their media and entertainment businesses to accelerate the growth of their direct-to-consumer strategy. The operations of the Media Networks, Studio Entertainment and DTCI segments were reorganized into four groups: three content groups (Studios, General Entertainment and Sports), which are focused on developing and producing content that will be used across all of their traditional and DTC platforms and a distribution group, which is focused on distribution and commercialization activities across these platforms and which has full accountability for media and entertainment operating results globally. The Walt Disney Company entertains, informs and inspires people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds and innovative technologies families have come to love for over 90 years. Key People are James Gorman (Chairman), Bob Iger (CEO), Susan Arnold (Chairwoman - ESPN), John Nallen COO, Dana Walden VP, Alan Bergman VP, James Pitaro VP, Hugh Johnston (CFO) and Asad Ayaz (Chief Brand Officer). Viet Dinh (Chief Legal Officer, Tommy Lee VP at PBS (now part of Disney), Susan Arnold VP, Luke Kang VP Global Operations, John Gelke VP Global Sales, Henry Tang Group Executive Operations, J Young Group Executive Growth, Gerard Devan Group Executive APAC, Stephanie Gruber Group Executive EMEA, Hal Winkler VP Television, Christopher Greavu Group Executive Sales Afriaca, Kylie Watson Wheeler VP ANZ, Tony Chambers Group Executive Europe and Susan Waller Group Executive Americas.