Nanula, Richard He went to work at Disney in 1986 as a senior planning analyst. He was named vice president and treasurer in 1989, senior vice president and chief financial officer in 1991, and executive vice president in 1994. In November 1994, he was named worldwide President of The Disney Store. In February 1996 he was promoted to senior executive vice president as chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Company. He left the company on May 31, 1998.