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Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer and International segment, which was announced in March 2018,
includes Disney’s international media operations stretching from Europe to Asia to Latin
America and the Company’s direct-to-consumer streaming businesses, including the upcoming 15
Disney+ service set to debut in the U.S. in late 2019 and ESPN+ which was launched in April
2018.

DTCI also houses global advertising sales and ad technology for Disney media properties,
which include ABC, ESPN, Freeform, and the Disney Channels. The Company’s content sales
operations—including global distribution of film and TV content to Disney+, Hulu and other third-
party platforms, as well as Movies Anywhere—are also part of the Direct-to-Consumer and
International business segment.

As Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-
Consumer and International (DTCI) segment, Jim Lygopoulos oversees human resources
strategy, talent acquisition, employee relations, rewards, leadership development, diversity and
inclusion, organization and talent solutions, and HR operations for the segment.

Previously, Lygopoulos served as General Manager, Taiwan for The Walt Disney Company. In
this role, he was responsible for driving The Walt Disney Company’s strategy, coordinating and
leading all company business divisions, overseeing Disney global franchises, expanding
existing businesses and seeking out new business opportunities in the growing market of
Taiwan.

Additionally, he served as Vice President, Human Resources for the Company’s Asia Pacific
region, based in Hong Kong and Shanghai, leading the development and management of the
human resources strategies for all of the employees of the Walt Disney Company and all HR
teams in Asia Pacific including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, South East
Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
JIM LYGOPOULOS Before joining Disney, Lygopoulos held various senior HR positions in Australia.

He received a bachelor of business in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the
Senior Vice President, Human Resources Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and a master’ s degree from Victoria University
Direct-to-Consumer & International in Australia.

Lygopoulos is based in Burbank, California.