Gerard Devan (Mr)

Group Executive of The Walt DIsney Company (APAC) and Executive Director of the Disney Team at Telstra at Telstra

Gerard Devan is the Executive Director of the Disney APAC team. he is a Group Executive for the Walt Disney Company leading APAC and is also responsible for the Disney team directly at Telstra managing Disney’s Telstra Exchange streaming partnership of Disney+. He is the Executive Director of the Walt Disney Team at Telstra Corporation a full-fledged commercial partnership which is uniquely Australian and serves the region. Disney's Telstra customers can now add their Disney+ subscription to their Telstra billing account and get all their billing in one place creating a "one stop shop" experience for the customers of the two corporations.

Disney+ is the home of Disney, 20th Century Fox, Marvel, Hulu and other subsidiaries and is responsible for prime-time program creation such as Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars™, National Geographic and Star. Disney has formed a unique alliance with Telstra for its Online, Television, Cinematic and related content which is shared on the Telstra Exchange Portal. Disney and Telstra have a complex commercial partnership in Australia and Asia Pacific and the Disney Telstra team leads its content partnership in the APAC regions on behalf of The Walt Disney Company and its international corporate subsidiaries.

Disney+ brings you the best stories in the world and offers something for everyone, from family essentials and exclusive originals. Disney has its full product suite on the Telstra Exchange platform.

Location

Sydney, Australia

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Work style

How I prefer to work

Remote & Office

Morning

Mostly in a team

Qualities I value in my colleagues

  • Politeness
  • efficiency
  • honesty
  • team spirit
  • reliability

My communication style

  • Open

My pet peeves

  • Unreliability
  • poor communication
  • micromanagement
  • dishonesty

Fun fact

Gerard Devan - I Have technology and entertainment running through my veins

Personal Q&A

  • How would you describe your strengths?

    Strong leadership and deal making

Timeline

  • Group Executive of The Walt DIsney Company (APAC) and Executive Director of the Disney Team at Telstra

    Current role

  • Group General Manager.

    July 6, 2001

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