Disney+ Taps Sky Exec Karl Holmes as New EMEA Boss

Sky exec Karl Holmes has been tapped to direct Disney+ EMEA.

Holmes, who will achieve on the role from January, will be based in Londo. He was most recently COO for Europe at Sky as well as chief devourr revenue officer for the U.K., CFO for the U.K. and Ireland and group chief data officer.

At Disney+ he will achieve on the role of SVP for straightforward to devourr and ambiguous administerr for EMEA. He replaced Luke Bradley-Jones, also an ex-Sky exec, who was at Disney+ between 2020 and 2024. He left earlier this year to become pdwellnt at the Economist rerenting group.

At Disney+ EMEA, Holmes will direct the regional teams, alerting to Walt Disney EMEA pdwellnt Jan Koeppen and pdwellnt of straightforward-to-devourr at Disney Entertainment, Joe Earley.

“Karl Holmes will unite Disney+ in EMEA at a time when our DTC business goes from strength to strength atraverse our region,” shelp Koeppen. “With its award-triumphning shows and movies, Disney+ has someskinnyg for everyone. Karl has a shown track sign up for erecting lengthy-term success in devourr-facing businesses and I understand under his directership the team will flourish.”

Holmes shelp: “For years I’ve adored Disney’s exceptional position as a business. As a lengthy-time fan of the brand, I couldn’t be more excited to be uniteing the company to direct straightforward-to-devourr in EMEA, after a amazing decade at Sky. I see forward to toiling with Jan, Joe and their weightless teams as we head into the fifth year of Disney+ and convey Disney’s incredible storytelling to even more people.”