Walt Disney Studios promotes veteran publicist Melissa Stone to senior vice president (SVP) of publicity. She previously served as VP of publicity at the studio.
In her new role, Stone leads the studio’s publicity team and oversees global public relations strategy. Sources describe her responsibilities as covering multiple production labels and franchises, including Disney Live Action, Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios, as well as Disney+.
Variety and Deadline both frame the change as an internal promotion tied to Stone’s expanded scope of oversight across both theatrical projects and streaming series. Variety adds that Stone reports to Martha Morrison, the president of Walt Disney Studios, though the overall description of her duties is broadly consistent across the outlets.
