Jayne Parker appointed Chief Human Resources Officer, The Walt Disney Company

Jayne Parker has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for The Walt Disney Company, it was announced by Robert A. Iger, president and CEO, The Walt Disney Company. Ms. Parker will be responsible for areas that include leading Disney's overall human resources strategy including global talent attraction, staffing and retention, leadership development, diversity, organizational design and cultural development, employee education and development, compensation and benefits and employee relations. The heads of human resources in Disney's business units will report to Ms. Parker as well as to the leaders of their respective business units.

"Disney is successful because of its people – their commitment, their creativity and their passion. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Parks and Resorts division and am honored to now work on behalf of all Disney cast members and employees to continue to attract diverse talent and develop future leaders for all of our businesses," said Ms. Parker.

Previously, Ms. Parker served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide. In this position, she had responsibility for all human resources-related services for nearly 1,00,000 Cast Members, Crew Members and Imagineers globally, including: employee/labor relations, diversity and inclusion, compliance, recruitment, talent planning, learning and development, organizational development, compensation, benefits and workforce planning.

Ms. Parker began her Disney career in 1988, developing the programs that became a part of the Disney Institute. Over the next 20 years, she took on positions of increasing responsibility, including Manager and Director of Disney University, Director and Vice President of Organization Improvement and Vice President of Organization and Professional Development.

Prior to joining Disney, Ms. Parker was a consultant with Wilson Learning Corporation, where she was responsible for designing and developing media based programs and management development seminars for education and assessment. Ms. Parker holds Degrees in Communications and Education, a Master's in Instruction Design and Technology and an MBA, all from the University of Central Florida.

Ms. Parker assumes her new position on September 1.