Warner Bros. Discovery announces post-separation company names, leadership

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced corporate names and senior leadership appointments for when the company separates in mid-2026. “Streaming & Studios,” which will be home to Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, DC Studios, HBO, HBO Max and Warner Bros. Gaming Studios, as well as their film and television libraries, will be called Warner Bros. “Global Networks,” which will include entertainment, sports and news television brands around the world including CNN, TNT Sports in the U.S., Discovery, and top free-to-air channels across Europe as well as digital products such as the Discovery+ streaming service and Bleacher Report will be called Discovery Global. The properties of Discovery Global deliver content to 1.1B unique viewers in 68 local languages across 200 countries and territories. The leadership team at Warner Bros. includes David Zaslav, currently President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, who will serve as President and CEO, as well as: Pam Abdy, Co-Chair and CEO Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group; Priya Aiyar, Chief Legal Officer; Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max; Bruce Campbell, Chief Operating Officer; Mike De Luca, Co-Chair & CEO, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group; Channing Dungey, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. TV Group; Robert Gibbs, Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer; James Gunn, Co-Chairman and CEO, DC Studios; Lori Locke, Chief Accounting Officer; JB Perrette, CEO & President of Streaming and Games; Peter Safran, Co-Chairman and CEO, DC Studios and Avi Saxena, Chief Technology Officer. The leadership team at Discovery Global includes Gunnar Wiedenfels, currently CFO of Warner Bros. Discovery, who will serve as President and CEO, as well as: David Duvall, Chief Technology Officer; Amy Girdwood, Chief People & Culture Officer; Ryan Gould, President, US Ad Sales GTM; Anil Jhingan, Chief Development Officer; Kasia Kieli, President and MD, Poland and CEO, TVN; Fernando Medin, President, International; Scott Miller, President, Distribution; Fulvia Nicoli, Executive Vice President, Content Strategy & Insights; Brian Rauch, Chief Accounting Officer; Luis Silberwasser, Chairman and CEO, TNT Sports; Mark Thompson, Chairman and CEO, CNN Worldwide; Sue Underwald, Chief Legal Officer; Bobby Voltaggio, President, US Ad Sales Platform Monetization; Fraser Woodford, Chief Financial Officer; Gerhard Zeiler, President, US, UK & Germany, Discovery+ and Chief Content Officer. Warner Bros. has begun searches for both the CFO and Chief People & Culture Officer roles, while Discovery Global is looking to hire a Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer.