Manori Ravindran International EditorWarner Bros. Discovery has set out its long-awaited international leadership team under Gerhard Zeiler.Zeiler, as announced earlier this month, is the newly installed president of international for the merged company, and oversees the global channels business with a “dotted line” to international streaming lead JB Perrette.
He previously held the same role for WarnerMedia, and now adds responsibility for Discovery’s international footprint.In a staff memo, seen by Variety, Zeiler explained that the company is putting in place dedicated regional leads “to reflect the scale and complexity of the business which would, in turn, increase focus on key markets.”“This results in a different geographical split to the pre-merger state which will also allow each of the regional leaders to more rapidly assess opportunities for growth and efficiency and to integrate the two companies quickly,” said Zeiler.
The restructure sees Priya Dogra, formerly the president of WarnerMedia Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (excluding China), now focused only on EMEA (excluding Poland).
She will continue to be based in London, and will be responsible for integrating and operating the Discovery and WarnerMedia International orgs across the region.Anil Jhingan, who is currently president and managing director for Discovery Asia Pacific, will take up a new role leading business development for the enlarged Warner Bros.
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