Supervisory Board

Andy Bird

Date of birth: January 3, 1964
Nationality: British
Initial appointment date: January 5, 2005
Current term expiry date: 2009

Andy Bird was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board in January 2005 and to Chairmanship in January 2006. As President of Walt Disney International, Mr Bird works with all of Disney’s business unit leaders around the world, coordinating and overseeing growth opportunities for Disney outside the US. He is responsible for targeting new businesses, growing and increasing penetration of existing business, and leading the development of business and operations in emerging markets. Prior to joining Disney, Mr Bird spent nearly a decade with Time Warner. Mr Bird chairs the Selection Committee.

Chris Deering

Date of birth: January 15, 1945
Nationality: American
Initial appointment date: September 19, 2007
Current term expiry date: 2011

Chris Deering was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board in September 2007. He was formerly President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe between 1995 and 2005. Chris is Chairman of two companies – global computer game publisher, Codemasters Group Ltd, and Jalipo Ltd, a privately-held new media company that works with BBC World to stream its content around the world. He is also a Board Director for In Game Advertising Worldwide and Handheld Learning Ltd and on the Advisory Boards of Geometrics and Wayfinder.

Wolf-Dieter Gramatke

Date of birth: December 26, 1946
Nationality: German
Initial appointment date: January 10, 2006
Current term expiry date: 2010

Wolf-Dieter Gramatke has been a freelance media consultant since 2001 and acts as a supervisory board member for a number of German media companies including Deutsche Entertainment and Pixelpark. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of Universal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and President and CEO of Polygram in Germany and worked in senior management positions in a number of German and international companies including BMW and Columbia Pictures.

Peter Seymour

Date of birth: May 31, 1968
Nationality: American
Initial appointment date: September 13, 2005
Current term expiry date: 2009

Peter Seymour was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board in September 2005. He is currently Senior Vice President of Strategy for Disney Media Networks where he oversees strategy development for all of Disney broadcasting and cable programming activities. Mr Seymour joined Disney in 1996 as Manager of Strategic Planning. In 2001 he became Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning responsible for Disney’s overall corporate development activities as well as strategy and business development for the company’s technology and broadcasting initiatives. Mr Seymour chairs the Remuneration Committee.

Brian Spaulding

Date of birth: June 6, 1960
Nationality: American
Initial appointment date: January 10, 2006
Current term expiry date: 2010

Brian Spaulding is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Walt Disney International. In this capacity, he oversees the finance, business development and information technology activities for many of Disney’s international operations. Mr Spaulding joined Disney in 1988 as a Senior Auditor in that company’s Management Audit department. Since that time, he has held US and international based positions in Disney’s television, filmed entertainment and corporate groups. Mr Spaulding chairs the Audit Committee.