Disney Expected to Lay Off as Many as 1,000 Employees

By Jack Dunn

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Disney is expected to lay off as many as 1,000 employees through role eliminations in the coming months, Variety has learned. Many of the cuts are expected to come from the media giant’s marketing department.

Disney declined to comment. The decision to cut from the company’s overall workforce of 231,000 full- and part-time employees comes as Josh D’Amaro takes the reins of Disney as CEO. D’Amaro, who was previously the chairman of Disney Experiences, was selected as former CEO Bob Iger’s replacement in early February. Disney’s 10 board members, along with Iger, voted unanimously to appoint D’Aramo as CEO. He officially took over on March 18.

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