Alisa Bowen, who has served as president of Disney+ since September 2022, is leaving that role to become CEO of Fubo, the internet TV streaming service that is majority-owned by Disney.
Fubo announced Thursday that its board of directors appointed Bowen as chief executive officer, effective as of July 10. She succeeds David Gandler, co-founder of FuboTV who led the company as CEO for more than a decade. Gandler is also leaving the Fubo board.
The CEO change-up comes after Disney and Fubo last fall closed their deal merging Hulu + Live TV operations with Fubo, with Disney owning a 70% stake in the new company.
It’s not clear that Disney will appoint a direct replacement for Bowen at Disney+. The media giant now operates a unified streaming business, led by Joe Earley, president of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment, overseeing both Disney+ and Hulu, alongside Adam Smith, chief product and technology officer, Disney Entertainment and ESPN.
Bowen has held leadership positions at Disney for nearly 10 years, most recently serving as president of Disney+. Previously, Bowen was a founding member of Disney’s streaming leadership team, spearheading the strategy, buildout and scaling of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. Prior to joining Disney, Bowen held leadership positions at News Corp, Dow Jones and Thomson Reuters.
