Disney Hires Spotify’s Top Lawyer Gutierrez as Legal Chief (2)

Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it hired Horacio Gutierrez, who spent nearly the last six years as Spotify Technology SA‘s top lawyer, as its new general counsel.

Gutierrez, who has also previously served as general counsel for Microsoft Corp., will take over Feb. 1 from longtime general counsel Alan Braverman, who is retiring after nearly two decades as Disney’s law department leader.

Gutierrez brings “needed expertise in a rapidly changing industry,” said Sheri Michaels, a partner at legal consulting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa. His skills aid Disney “in its next chapter, which is media streaming platforms and ...