Disney has a new tech chief — read the memo from CEO Josh D'Amaro

New Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro has hired an AI CEO as its first chief technology officer Blanca CRUZ / AFP via Getty Images Disney has hired an AI CEO as its first chief technology officer. Karandeep Anand joins from Character.AI, which got a cease-and-desist letter from Disney last fall. Read CEO Josh D'Amaro's full memo to employees below. Disney has hired its first-ever companywide tech chief as its leadership shuffle under CEO Josh D'Amaro continues. Karandeep Anand is joining Disney as chief technology officer and a senior EVP, D'Amaro told employees on Friday. "Karandeep brings a rare mix of experience across infrastructure, consumer technology, and AI," D'Amaro said in a memo, which was obtained by Business Insider.