Disney And Pixar Executives Are Taking Over Blue Sky Studios

Millstein, who has been with Disney for 22 years, will report to Pixar Animation Studios president Jim Morris, who is expanding his duties with a supervisory role at Blue Sky. Baird, however, will report to Walt Disney Studio co-chairs Alan Bergman and Alan Horn, the latter of whom is also the studio’s chief creative officer.

In his new role as Disney Animation president, Spencer will also report to Horn. He will work with Jennifer Lee, who remains Disney Animation’s chief creative officer, a promotion she received last year following the departure of John Lasseter.

“We are incredibly proud of the strength and depth of leadership in our animation studios, and Andrew, Clark, and Jim are all exemplars of that,” Horn and Bergman said in a statement. “The remarkable success of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios over the past decade is due in large part to the respective leadership of Andrew and Jim and their ability to foster creativity, technology, and culture in equal parts, and we are thrilled that they will be lending their experience to the Blue Sky team along with Robert Baird’s creative guidance. Clark has been an invaluable leader and contributor at Disney Animation, combining exceptional creative and business instincts, and we’re so pleased he will be leading this historic studio in a key role alongside Jennifer Lee.”