Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden is one of several company executives appointed to the President’s Export Council, which advises Joe Biden on international trade.
Walden was hired along with two dozen other executives, including Qualcomm CEO Cristiano R. Amon, Citi CEO Jane Fraser, Ford CFO John Lawler, and CVS Health CEO Karen S. Lynch. The council also includes union leaders and lawyers. Another media industry appointee was Michelle W. Singer, Comcast’s senior vice president for political engagement.
According to the White House, “the Council advises the President on government policies and programs that affect U.S. trade performance; promotes export expansion; and provides a forum for discussion and resolution of trade-related issues among business, industry, agriculture, labor, and governments.”
Earlier this month, Walden was named co-chairman of Disney Entertainment alongside Alan Bergman as part of a management shakeup led by CEO Bob Iger, who returned to the helm of The Walt Disney Co. late last year.
During Donald Trump’s administration, Iger was a member of the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum, an advisory group of business leaders. But he resigned in June 2017 after Trump withdrew from the Paris climate accord. Another member of the group, Elon Musk, also resigned from the panel to leave the climate agreement due to the split.
Source: Deadline
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