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ROBERT
LANGER
EVP & CFO
Respected Disney executive Robert Langer was named executive
vice president and chief financial officer, Disney|ABC Television in
January 2017. Reporting to Ben Sherwood, co-chair, Disney Media
Networks & president, Disney|ABC Television, Langer has financial
leadership, strategy and business development oversight for the
Disney|ABC portfolio, including the ABC Television Network, ABC
Studios, ABC Owned Station Group, Disney Channel, Disney XD,
Disney Junior, Disney|ABC Home Entertainment and Television
Distribution, Radio Disney and Freeform. He also helps oversee
Disney|ABC’s equity interests in A+E and Hulu.
Prior to joining Disney|ABC, Robert Langer served as The Walt
Disney Company’s country manager for Germany, Switzerland &
Austria (GSA), leading all Disney operations and businesses within
this region. In this role, he made GSA one of the fastest-growing
markets worldwide within the company. He also launched a new,
nationally distributed TV channel to top performance, complete with
state-of-art digital extensions.
Langer joined Disney in 1999 as director, Business Development,
Global Licensing. In 2007 he was appointed chief financial officer for
the global Disney Consumer Products (DCP) division, responsible for
finance, accounting and business development functions and
overseeing the division’s information technology function. He was
appointed general manager for DCP EMEA in 2009, responsible for
DCP’s merchandise, publishing and The Disney Store’s business in
Europe. Previous positions within Disney include roles at Walt
Disney Parks and Resorts, where he served as chief financial officer,
Disneyland Resort and chief financial officer, Global Segment
Operations.
Before coming to Disney, he worked at The Boston Consulting Group
and ART Concerts Company, located in Munich, Germany.
Robert Langer has an M.B.A. from University of California, Los
Angeles, and holds a business degree from the University of Munich.
