GO.com's Ken Goldstein Promoted to Executive Vice President of Disney Online

GO.com's Ken Goldstein Promoted to Executive Vice President of Disney Online

GO.com today promoted Ken Goldstein to executive vice president and managing director of Disney Online, the business unit of GO.com that produces the No. 1 entertainment destination for kids and families on the World Wide Web, it was announced by Steve Wadsworth, president, GO.com.

In his expanded leadership position, Goldstein will continue to direct all creative, technical, marketing and financial initiatives for Disney.com with additional responsibility for achieving strategic growth in the business of Family.com.

He will also be closely involved in the implementation of transaction based sites for GO.com's online travel businesses. In addition, Goldstein's team will drive the development of Studio.go.com, a recently launched entertainment hub featuring a number of renowned brands of The Walt Disney Company that includes Touchstone Pictures, Touchstone Television, Hollywood Pictures, Hollywood Records, Hyperion Books, TVPlex, Video.com, and SoapNet.

Under the direction of Goldstein, who was most recently senior vice president of Disney Online, Disney.com has led the kids' and family online arena. Traffic to Disney.com rocketed to all-time highs earlier this year, recording a 100% increase over March 1999 in both average daily unique users and average daily page views. Disney.com also earned numerous prestigious awards for creative excellence and received recognition from Washington as a leader in children's privacy and security.

"Ken has been able to produce a highly entertaining Web site that exemplifies the innovation and fun that The Walt Disney Company is known for. Ken's ability to produce children and family entertainment using innovative technology serves our sites and online guests well," said Steve Bornstein, chairman, GO.com.

"During his tenure overseeing Disney.com, Ken and his team have created a compelling online destination that is the undisputed leader among families and kids. We are quite pleased that Ken will translate his experiences and successes from Disney.com to other areas of the GO.com business," said Wadsworth.

Prior to joining Disney Online in November 1998, Goldstein was vice president of entertainment at Broderbund Software, where he also served as the founding general manager of the company's Red Orb Entertainment division. At Broderbund, Goldstein was responsible for all aspects of development for the highly acclaimed Carmen Sandiego series, including leading the worldwide sales efforts and supervising the brand development through three television series, a motion picture deal, and broad expansion of an international merchandising program.

-- Posted July 26, 2000

Source: Company press release