Martin A. "Marty" Sklar (February 6, 1934 – July 27, 2017) was an American businessman. He was known for working withThe Walt Disney Company as its International Ambassador forWalt Disney Imagineering, thesubsidiary of the company which designs and constructsDisney theme parks and resorts across the world.
Sklar was formerly Vice President of Concepts and Planning for the company, before being promoted to President, then Vice Chairman and Principal Creative Executive before his final role. Disney honored him with aDisneyland window dedication ceremony on his date of retirement, July 17, 2009.
Sklar was born inNew Brunswick,New Jersey. He studied at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles. Sklar died on July 27, 2017 inHollywood Hills,California at the age of 83.[1][2]