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| Richard Bates |
Richard Bates, longtime head of government relations at Walt Disney Co., died Dec. 31. He was 70.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek and executive chairman Bob Iger, issued a joint statement saying Bates was “second to none--in his field--widely respected for his incredible achievements and beloved for his extraordinary kindness, compassion and irresistible wit.”
Bates was “passionate about his work and approached it with the same astuteness and unwavering enthusiasm he demonstrated with he first joined Disney three decades ago,” said Chapek and Iger. “For those lucky enough to heave known Richard personally, his loss is profound.”
Prior to Disney, Bates was executive chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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