Disney’s Kareem Daniel Rises From Intern to Streaming Czar

  • Movie fan to make pricing and marketing decisions for Disney+
  • The 46-year-old becomes one of the company’s top Black leaders
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As a kid, Kareem Daniel used to spend hours at the comic-book store at his local mall poring over the titles, sometimes with his mom waiting patiently in the car.

On Monday, he ascended to a top job at the dominant force in comic-book lore -- and many other forms of entertainment -- Walt Disney Co.