Tony Scott, long-serving CTO at GM, will take over as senior VP and CIO for the Walt Disney Company later this month.
Scott joined GM from pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1999 and was responsible for defining the IT and telecoms architecture and standards across all of GM's businesses globally.
He holds an information systems management degree and a law doctorate and has also held positions with the likes of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sun Microsystems.
At GM, Scott reported directly to group VP and CIO Ralph Szygenda.
A source at GM told silicon.com: "I of course am very sad to see him leave, but thrilled for his new position and pending opportunities."
Neither GM nor the Walt Disney Company were available for comment.
