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Paul Yanover (born c. 1967) is a Canadian business executive. He was the president of
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, an American ticketing company, from 2012 to 2022. Before Fandango, Yanover spent 16 years working for
The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16 ...
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Early life and education

Paul Yanover grew up in
Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
. He received bachelor's degrees in computer science and economics from the
University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...
, and an MS in computer science from the
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
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Career

Yanover began his career at Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1991, where he developed software. He worked on several films, including ''Aladdin'' and ''Beauty and the Beast''. In 1999, Yanover left Disney and co-founded Ceiva Logic, a consumer electronics company. He returned to the Walt Disney Company three years later and worked on the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online team. In 2006, Yanover was named executive vice president and managing director of Disney Online. He left in December 2010, part of a leadership shakeup after John Pleasants and
James Pitaro James Pitaro (also known as Jimmy Pitaro) is an American media executive and attorney. On March 5, 2018, the Walt Disney Company announced he would become president of ESPN Inc. Early life and education Pitaro graduated in 1987 from Edgemont Hi ...
were named co-presidents of
Disney Interactive Disney Interactive is an American video game and internet company that oversees various websites and interactive media owned by The Walt Disney Company. History 1995–1996: Formation and beginnings In December 1994, Disney announced that it w ...
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Fandango

In October 2012, Yanover was named president of Fandango, a ticketing company founded in 2000. He expanded the company through acquisitions, including Movieclips in 2014 and
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, a media review site, in 2016. In 2018, Fandango expanded its international presence through deals with Cinepolis, Cinemark, National Amusements, and Cinemex, all based in Latin and Central American countries, becoming the largest online ticketer in Latin America. Yanover left Fandango in 2022.


Personal life

Yanover is married with two daughters (born c. 2000), and lives in
Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles Laurel Canyon is a mountainous neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills region of the Santa Monica Mountains, within the Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills West district of Los Angeles, California. The main thoroughfare of Laurel C ...
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