Warner Bros. Discovery Names Nordic Management Structure; Three More Exiting In Restructure

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Warner Bros. Discovery has set another of its European management teams, as Nordic chief Christina Sulebakk lays out the structure of her unit.The likes of Pil Gundelach Brandstrup, Magnus Vatn, Axel Eriksson and Katja Santala have landed key country-based content roles in the shake-up, while Rebecca Rørmark, Sanny Ekstrand and Johan Mannerhill are the highest profile exits.

Last month, Deadline revealed Nordics originals chief Christian Wikander was among the 29 departing WBD’s European production team as part of a switch to a territory-first model.WBD’s Nordics operation spans several Discovery-branded linear channels and HBO Max, which launched last year but will be replaced with a service that also incorporates Discovery+ in coming months.

It also has extensive local production operations.Of those departing, WBD said Rørmark had “decided to explore new opportunities” but will head up marketing of the Discovery channel portfolio, trade marketing for HBO Max and publicity “during a period of transition,” while SVP of Operations Ekstrand is exiting after four years, having spent the past two in an “important role in building the Nordic strategy and operation.” Mannerhill, General Manager Nordics for Home Entertainment & Games, is leaving after a decade at Warner Bros.’s Nordic arm.

WBD is understood to be hiring a replacement for Rørmark.The full line up is as followsA head of financial, operations, research and insights will be appointed shortly, while legal, people and culture, and corporate comms execs will be announced at a later stage.Management structures in the UK and Ireland and Germany have already been set, as David Zaslav’s international bosses refocus local operations following the merger of Warner Bros.