Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International
The Walt Disney Company
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As Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International, Rebecca Campbell oversees the Company’s streaming businesses globally, including Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu and Hotstar. Her portfolio also includes the Company’s international businesses, including Disney’s international channels, Fox Networks International and Star India.
In addition to leading Disney’s streaming services and the technology organization that supports them, Rebecca is in charge of regional teams stretching from Europe to Asia to Latin America.
Rebecca is a 22-year Disney veteran, most recently serving as president of The Walt Disney Company – Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Direct-to-Consumer & International segment. Based out of the company’s regional headquarters in London, Rebecca was accountable for Disney’s media, motion pictures, and all other operations across EMEA (excluding Disneyland Paris), including close collaboration with the Consumer Products team. She was responsible for a diverse team of over 5,000 employees operating in 59 markets with offices in 25 countries.
From 2010 through 2017, Rebecca served as president of the ABC Owned Television Station Group, responsible for the company’s eight local TV stations and their digital assets in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham, and Fresno. In addition, Rebecca oversaw ABC National Television sales and ABC Daytime.
In 2007, Rebecca was named president and general manager.
WABC-TV – New York, the group’s flagship station in the nation’s largest television market, where she was responsible for WABC-TV and all its ancillary businesses, including two additional digital platforms, and “Live with Regis and Kelly.” Rebecca joined The Walt Disney Company in 1997 as vice president of programming at WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2003, she was named president and general manager of 6ABC.
Prior to her Disney tenure, Rebecca held several programming and production positions at various television stations in Allentown and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Throughout her career, Rebecca has received various honors for her leadership and community service, including being named Broadcaster of the Year in 2013 by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, being recognized as the Disney VoluntEAR of the Year in 2015, and receiving the “Excellence in Mentoring” award in 2016 from the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles.
Rebecca is a magna cum laude graduate of Bloomsburg University with a dual major in journalism and political science.