Brian Besanceney, a top communications and public affairs exec for The Walt Disney Company, is moving to Walmart as chief communications officer for the retail giant.
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Besanceney, who is slated to join the Bentonville, Ark.-based company on April 1 as a senior VP, will report to corporate affairs chief Dan Bartlett.
He is a Bush administration alum, having seved as deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, working public affairs in the Dept. of Homeland Security during the Bush administration, and comms. deputy for the White House. He was also a Hill aide to Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio).
Besanceney joined the Walt Disney Co. in 2009 as VP of PA.
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