Kareem Daniel rises from intern to streaming czar in Disney's shake up

As a kid, Kareem Daniel used to spend hours at the comic-book store at his local mall poring over the titles, sometimes with his mom waiting patiently in the car.

On Monday, he ascended to a top job at the dominant force in comic-book lore -- and many other forms of entertainment -- Walt Disney Co.

The native of Chicago’s South Side leapfrogged colleagues to become head of a newly formed Media and Entertainment Distribution group. In that position, he’ll make decisions over pricing, marketing and how consumers connect with Disney+, the company’s flagship effort to take on Netflix Inc. in the