Overview
- Disney confirmed his passing and Bob Iger issued condolences, praising their nearly 35 years of collaboration.
- A private farewell was held today at Jardín de Paz in Buenos Aires following his death after a long illness.
- Weeks before his death, he retired and was named President Honorary of The Walt Disney Company Latin America.
- He opened Disney’s first Latin American offices in the early 1990s, built the regional pay-TV and Disney Channel business, and led the EMEA division from 2009 to 2017 before returning to head Latin America in 2018.
- He played a key role in integrating ESPN and Fox Sports and in Argentina’s long-term football broadcast strategy, and local ESPN signals added an on-air ribbon of mourning.