Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Adds Catherine Ray as VP of Design Services, Brian Marshall as VP of Sports Products & Strategy

Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) has added further to its deep Technology leadership team, with the addition of two new respected and accomplished vice presidents, Catherine Ray (Vice President, Design Services, DMED Technology) and Brian Marshall (Vice President of Sports Products & Strategy, DMED Technology).

Catherine Ray

Ray and Marshall join an industry-leading team of technologists, engineers, designers and developers under Chief Technology Officer Aaron LaBerge that is charged with inventing, building and managing the technology, systems, products and platforms that bring Disney’s unmatched brands and beloved content to consumers around the world.

As Vice President of Sports Products & Strategy, DMED Technology, Marshall is responsible for leading the sports product team and helping shape the development strategy for the industry-leading ESPN digital product portfolio. He and his team will partner with the leadership at both ESPN and DMED, and working with DMED engineering and design teams, will enhance and advance the sport fan’s digital experience, building further leadership and continued growth for ESPN App, ESPN+, ESPN.com, Fantasy Games and the entire suite of digital sports products. The ESPN digital platform is the number one digital sports platform in the U.S. and globally, reaching nearly 155 million people around the world each month.

“Brian’s addition to our team comes at an incredibly exciting time and brings together a number of the top product leaders from the world’s two most successful digital sports platforms,” says Mike White, Sr. Vice President, Consumer Experiences & Platforms, DMED Technology. “He has a well-earned reputation as both an immensely talented technologist and a trusted and respected leader, with a passion for creating great products and a track record of building fantastic teams and growing and developing great talent.”

Marshall joins DMED Technology from Yahoo / Verizon Media Group, where he was most recently vice president of product management, leading product development and strategy teams for both Yahoo! Sports and Yahoo! Finance. For 20 years, he was both an admirer and competitor with the ESPN digital platform, playing a key role in building Yahoo! Sports into the number two sports and fantasy games platform, while also building Yahoo! Finance into a global business and finance news leader.

Brian Marshall

As Vice President, Design Services at DMED Technology, Ray will lead a team that develops the design and UX building blocks and insights that help activate a brand’s identity, purpose, and expression. Under her leadership, a team of highly skilled designers apply their creative talents – graphic, motion and visual design, as well as UX copywriting, engineering and research – to elevate the craft and quality of design and enable best-in-class product experiences across a portfolio that features beloved and trusted brands including ABC, ABC News, Disney, ESPN, FX, Freeform, Marvel, National Geographic and more.

“Catherine brings an unparalleled creative vision that she’s honed by working across global technology brands,” says Tagu Kato, DMED Technology’s Vice President of Design. “Her team will deliver thoughtful, cohesive, and innovative designs and insights that will enable the delivery of inspired experiences across a portfolio of Disney brands and enterprise products that are truly unique and beloved.”

Ray joins DMED from Facebook, where she was most recently Creative Director, Design and spent four years as a leader in the design and implementation of brand identity systems. Previously, she worked at Uber where she played a key role in creating design systems for the brand and its sub-brands, while working with creative, strategy, communications, and product teams to ship work across channels.