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Meg G. Crofton | |
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| Born | 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | BA, MBA |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Occupation(s) | President, Walt Disney World Resort |
| Spouse | Rich Crofton |
Meg Gilbert Crofton (born Mary Elizabeth Gilbert in 1953) is president of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.[1] She was named to the position on August 7, 2006, replacing Al Weiss, who had been promoted to president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in November 2005. Crofton reports to Weiss. The Orlando Sentinel named her the among the top 25 most powerful people in Central Florida.[2]
Born in San Diego, California, Crofton moved to Florida with her family as a 6-year-old when her father, Charles "Chuck" Gilbert, was relocated there in his work with the aerospace services division of Pan American, a contractor to NASA. She attended Rollins College before transferring to Florida State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and an MBA.
Crofton joined Disney in 1977 as a marketing manager with Vista-United Telecommunications, a company subsidiary that provided telecommunication services to the Florida resort. After a brief period away from the organization, she re-joined Vista-United in 1981 as operations manager. In 1984, she became manager of The Golf Resort (later called The Disney Inn), a hotel that is now Shades of Green, a military resort operated by the U.S. Department of Defense at Walt Disney World Resort.
Crofton later became the resort's vice president of human resources and spent five years as senior vice president of human resources and organizational improvement. In 2002 she was promoted to executive vice president of human resources for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the division of The Walt Disney Company that operates its theme parks, resort hotels, cruise line and other vacation businesses worldwide.
Married to Rich Crofton since 1981, she and her husband live in Winter Park, Florida.
References
- ^ Walt Disney World Public Affairs: "Meg Crofton, President, Walt Disney World Resort", wdwpublicaffairs.com
- ^ Maxwell, Scott (12/29/2008). "Who is the most powerful person in Central Florida?". Orlando Sentinel.
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