Walt Disney Company makes new leadership appointments in Australia

The Walt Disney Company has made a number of new leadership appointments in Australia today.

The announcement: 

The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand today announced that Haydn Arndt’s leadership of ESPN locally will expand to include regional syndication in Asia-Pacific, and Greg Sneddon has been appointed General Manager, Disney Media Distribution.

Haydn Arndt, who currently serves as General Manager for both Disney Media Distribution and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand and has been with the company for more than four years, will move into a General Manager role focused on ESPN, which will expand to include network syndication across Asia-Pacific.  In addition, Arndt will continue to lead channel sales negotiations with affiliate partners in Australia and New Zealand for the Disney and ESPN portfolio of channels.  His move is effective June 8, and he will continue to be based in Sydney.