Former Disney exec takes helm of Georgia’s tourism agency

Mark Jaronski, a former marketing executive of The Walt Disney Company, is taking over as head of Georgia’s tourism office, just as the vacation industry endeavors to recover from significant financial losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced Jaronski’s hiring June 9 to lead Explore Georgia, the agency responsible for attracting tourists from across the globe to the state’s attractions and destinations. In 2018, a record-setting 111.7 million…