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Blair Boyle is the Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning &
                                                           Analysis, at The Walt Disney Company.


                                                           Blair is responsible for partnering with business units during key

                                                           financial processes, including the Annual and Five Year plans,
      B L A I R   B O Y L E                                quarterly financial updates, and capital investment planning.  As
                                                           part of his responsibilities, Blair works closely with members of
                                                           the business units’ finance teams as well as executives across
                                                           Corporate Finance, including Investor Relations, Treasury and
                                                           Controllership.  Blair is also responsible for the financial planning
                                                           and support for the Corporate organizations, with the exception
                                                           of Disney Technology Shared Services.


                                                           Blair joined The Walt Disney Company in 2007 as Director,
                                                           Business Planning and Development in Parks and Resorts’
                                                           business development team, responsible for new growth
                                                           opportunities as well as partnering on improvement
                                                           opportunities within existing businesses.  Prior to joining the
                                                           Corporate FP&A team in 2011, Blair also spent two years as
                                                           Director, Finance and Strategy at Walt Disney Imagineering,
                                                           involved in leading the development of a new technology

                                                           venture, as well as supporting operational improvement
                                                           opportunities.


                                                           Prior to joining Disney, Blair led corporate strategy and corporate
                                                           finance teams at Dell, and was a management consultant at Bain
                                                           & Company.  Additionally, Blair is a CPA, and has a Bachelor of
                                                           Business Administration, in Accounting, from the University of
                                                           Notre Dame and a Masters of Business Administration from the
                                                           University of Virginia.
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