Liam Keelan, EVP of EMEA Original Content, Is Leaving The Walt Disney Company
Liam Keelan, SVP of Original Content for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Asia), is leaving The Walt Disney Company after five years.
According to a new report from Deadline, Keelan will exit in early 2025, and a search for his replacement is set to begin. Whoever fills the role will report to Diego Londono, Disney’s EVP of Media Networks and Content.
“It’s been an absolute blast running the Disney+ Originals team,” said Keelan. “I’ll forever be grateful to Diego Londono and [Disney EMEA President] Jan Koeppen for backing me every step of the way as we launched our first raft of commissions and set about changing expectations of what a Disney+ show might be,” Keelan said.
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“It’s never an easy decision to leave when there’s so much more to come but channeling Declan O’Hara it’s time for a change and I’ve no doubt Disney+ and the originals slate will be hugely successful in the months and years to come.”
Keelan Had a Wildly Successful Time at Disney
While Keelan’s tenure at Disney was short, he accomplished a stunning amount in his five years. The executive was tasked with constructing the Europe and Africa programming team as Disney+ expanded into international markets.
Under his leadership, the EMEA team produced 70 original programs and recently announced plans to develop local content in Spain and France.
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Among the notable titles produced during Keelan’s reign were Sally Wainright’s Renegade Nell, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, and the upcoming Rivals.
Praise For Keelan
As news of Keelan’s exit broke, Londono issued a statement praising the executive’s work.
“Since 2020, Liam has brought an incredible creativity and commitment in delivering a wide-ranging local originals slate across EMEA. I am so proud of the shows Liam has steered, but also of the team he’s built,” Londono told Deadline.
Photo: Deadline
“We’ve constantly evolved to bring our Disney+ customers great local titles, from award winning titles such as Extraordinary, The Ignorant Angels and The Good Mothers to local hits such as Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, Lions of Sicily and Our Only Chance, and not to forget an amazing line up of upcoming titles such as Rivals, The Disappearance of Kimi Diore, A Thousand Blows and Vienna Game. This is all thanks to Liam’s leadership and decision making. I wish him all the best in his next endeavor.”
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