Anne Sweeney Resigns From Netflix Board

After serving for more than 11 years on Netflix‘s board, Anne Sweeney is departing as a director.

Netflix disclosed Sweeney’s departure in an SEC filing Thursday. “On July 26, 2026, Anne Sweeney notified Netflix, Inc. (the ‘Company’) that she was resigning from the Board of Directors of the Company effective as of that date. Ms. Sweeney’s resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company,” the streamer said in the filing.

Sweeney, who is the former co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group, joined Netflix’s board in March 2015. She had served on the Netflix board’s compensation committee.

Sweeney’s entertainment experience spans more than three decades, including her oversight of Disney’s cable, broadcast and satellite TV properties worldwide for 18 years. During that time, she was charged with launching and running over 118 Disney channels and had oversight over various ABC properties including ABC Television Network, ABC Studios and the Disney ABC Cable Networks Group. Prior to Disney, she was CEO of FX Networks from 1993 to 1996 and spent more than 12 years at Viacom’s Nickelodeon.