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Disney CEO Bob Chapek saw his total compensation more than double in fiscal 2021 compared with 2020, to $34.5 million, according to a new SEC filing.

Disney has tapped Horacio Gutierrez — head of Global Affairs and chief legal officer at Spotify — as senior executive VP,  general counsel and secretary, succeeding longtime Disney veteran Alan Braverman who this summer announced plans to retiring after nearly two decades as legal chief.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney named Horacio Gutierrez, most recently Spotify’s top lawyer, as SVP, general counsel and secretary.Gutierrez’s appointment is effective Feb. 1, 2022.

Disney has hired Geoff Morrell, the EVP of Communications & Advocacy at oil and energy giant bp, to take over the duties of Zenia Mucha, Disney’s longtime Senior EVP and Chief Communications Officer.

Zenia Mucha, Disney’s longtime head of corporate communications, is leaving the company after a 20-year tenure. Mucha will step down sometime next year, according to an SEC filing.She was the longtime ally of former Disney CEO Bob Iger, who is himself stepping away officially at the end of this year after two years as executive chairman, when his contract is up.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorLongtime Disney corporate communications chief Zenia Mucha and general counsel Alan Braverman will step down from their posts at year’s end.The scheduled departures of two top corporate officers will coincide with Bob Iger’s exit from Disney executive chairman after more than 45 years with Disney and ABC. Iger served as CEO for 15 years before segueing to executive chairman in February 2020, when Bob Chapek was tapped as CEO.

Susan Fox will lead The Walt Disney’s Co.’s government relations efforts in Washington, D.C.