Veteran Disney executives Douglas Bensimon and Edward Mejia have been promoted to VP of current series, Disney Television Animation, the animation studio within Disney branded television which currently has 1200 half-hours of animated content in production for Disney’s streaming and linear platforms, each focused on entertaining kids aged six-to-14 and families, and millions of fans of Disney animation around the world. The announcement was made by Disney Branded Television executive VP of TV Animation Meredith Roberts. Both Bensimon and Mejia continue to report to Disney Television animation SVP current series Khaki Jones.
Roberts said, “One of our guiding principles is to prepare high-potential team members for greater levels of responsibility and to recognise the contributions of innovative, diverse, ready-to-lead executives. As a result of their sheer talent, solid experience and Khaki’s mentorship, Edward and Doug are highly skilled in imaginative, visual story-based work, and each has a deep appreciation for our brands and a trusted rapport with content creators that helps us achieve our goals.”
Bensimon leads a team concentrated primarily on Disney Television Animation’s serialised properties for Disney+ and Disney Channel and works closely with Marvel on its branded content for kids six-to-14 and families. He has spent his entire career in current series work at Disney TV Animation, having joined in 2012 as an assistant in the current department and, in roles of increasing responsibility over the years, worked as a coordinator, manager, director, and since 2021, executive director of current series. Among the series he’s steered are the upcoming Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur for Disney+ and The Ghost and Molly McGee and Amphibia for Disney Channel. He’s a graduate of Wesleyan University.
Mejia leads a team that focuses on Disney Television Animation’s titles borne from Disney heritage characters and stories for Disney+ and Disney Channel, utilising his strong institutional knowledge and deep collaboration with colleagues across the Walt Disney Company. He began his career at Disney in 2005 as an assistant to the president of Disney Channels Worldwide and went on to pursue his aspirations in the Disney Channel Original Series department and Disney Television Animation, where he has worked across development and current series and was ultimately promoted to coordinator, manager, director and in 2020, executive director of current series. Among the titles he’s overseen are Monsters at Work for Disney+, the upcoming Kiff and Primos for Disney Channel, and DuckTales, Mickey Mouse, Star vs. The Forces of Evil also for Disney Channel. He is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts.