Disney names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand its first tech chief
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Disney Names Former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand As Its First Chief Technology OfficerA Year After Jousting With Character.AI, Disney Names Its CEO As Its First Chief Technology Officer
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Fri, 18 September 2026
4 reports- Channel News Asia15:17first to report
- Google News - Top Stories15:57
Disney Hires Its First CTO: Karandeep Anand, Former CEO of AI Chatbot Start-Up Variety Disney Hires Character.AI Chief to Drive Its Technology Push The New York Times The Next Chapter of Entertainment and Fandom character.ai blog Disney names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand its first tech chief Reuters Disney names CTO for the first time as media giant expands tech push CNBC
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Disney Names Former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand As Its First Chief Technology OfficerKarandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, has been appointed as Disney's first Chief Technology Officer.
- Le Monde English20:15
Karandeep Anand is set to join Disney on October 2, and will report directly to CEO Josh D'Amaro, who called Anand 'an expert builder and strategist, technical and product-minded, with sharp instincts for what fans actually want.'
Sat, 19 September 2026
1 report- thehindubusinessline.com06:51
Disney appoints Karandeep Anand as its first Chief Technology Officer to enhance corporate-wide technology strategy and innovation.
Sun, 20 September 2026
1 report- newsindiatimes.com20:57
The Walt Disney Company announced September 18, 2026, that Karandeep Anand, previously CEOO of Character.AI and technology leader at Meta and Microsoft, will