Overview
- Effective immediately, Barrier succeeds Paul Roeder in the studio communications role.
- Roeder has been promoted to senior executive vice president and chief communications officer for The Walt Disney Company, reporting to CEO Josh D’Amaro.
- Barrier will oversee global communications across Disney’s production banners, including Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Disney Theatrical Group and Disney Music Group.
- She previously led corporate communications and earlier directed consumer-products campaigns such as Frozen Fan Fest, Star Wars: Force Friday, Pixar Fest and Black Panther: Welcome to Wakanda.
- The leadership shuffle arrives as the studio readies a busy slate, with Variety citing upcoming titles like Toy Story 5, The Avengers: Doomsday and The Mandalorian and Grogu.