• by May 22, 2002

IAN ROSS has been named senior director, eastern regional advertising sales for Disney Online, which is the No. 1 kids and community family online entertainment destination. Ross brings more than 20 years of sales experience to the Disney Online team. Most recently, he held several senior sales positions with the online properties of travel industry leader Sabre. There, he opened the East coast sales office for Preview Travel, the predecessor of Travelocity, and built the media sales unit for GetThere.com. In his new position, Ross will lead advertising and sponsorship sales efforts in New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern U.S. regions for the Disney.com, FamilyFun.com and Movies.com Internet sites. He will report to Pamela Raley, vice president of advertising and sponsorship sales at Disney Online, and will oversee the group’s Eastern region sales team.