Disney names Anand technology chief as Walt Disney stock matches its EUR 90.75 close
Published on 10/04/2026 at 17:16 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Walt Disney Company announced on September 18, 2026, that Karandeep Anand would join the company as senior executive vice president and chief technology officer, effective October 2, according to the company release. Walt Disney stock was at EUR 90.75 in weekend trading at Lang & Schwarz at 5:09 p.m. CEST on October 4, 2026, matching the EUR 90.75 close at Lang & Schwarz on October 2, 2026.
Weekend trading
Lang & Schwarz showed a bid of EUR 90.66 and an ask of EUR 90.84 alongside the EUR 90.75 weekend-trading price. The further course of weekend trading at Lang & Schwarz until 7:00 p.m. CET/CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Walt Disney stock.
Last Xetra trading day
The EUR 90.75 close at Lang & Schwarz on October 2, 2026, is the reference level for the weekend indication. Xetra's next regular session is scheduled for October 5, 2026.
Disney appoints technology chief
Under the role announced on September 18, 2026, Anand will oversee enterprise technology, infrastructure, data and artificial-intelligence platforms, product and engineering across Disney's segment technology teams. He will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Josh D'Amaro. The release said a number of Character.AI's technical team members were expected to join Disney.
In a separate September 17, 2026 announcement, Disney named Adam Smith chairman of direct-to-consumer for Disney Entertainment and said Joe Earley would become president of Disney Entertainment Television Franchise and Content Strategy. Smith will oversee Disney+ and Hulu, including product, engineering, advertising technology, programming strategy, viewer experience, partnerships and data analytics, according to the company announcement.
