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Andy Mooney

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation · United States

Andy Mooney is the CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Mooney is based in the United States. Mooney was born in 1955 in United Kingdom.

Andrew P. Mooney is a Scottish business executive who was CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and as chairman of Disney Consumer Products. Mooney had joined the Walt Disney Company as the president of Disney Consumer Products in December 1999 and was promoted to chairman in May 2003. Businesses under Mooney's leadership and the DCP umbrella were The Baby Einstein Company, Disney Publishing Worldwide and newly re-acquired retail chain The Disney Store. He is credited with pioneering the $45 billion Disney Princess franchise.

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Recent coverage has focused on Andy Mooney's retirement from Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, with Edward "Bud" Cole appointed as the company's new chief executive officer. The leadership transition was announced in early January 2026, marking the end of Mooney's tenure leading the iconic guitar manufacturer.

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1955 · United Kingdom

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Andy Mooney is CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.