EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED WITH MORE DETAILS: Less than 24 hours after CEO Jason Kilar, HBO Max boss Andy Forssell and Studio chief Ann Sarnoff were pink slipped from the about to disappear WarnerMedia, more executives were shown the door today.This includes: CFO Jennifer Biry, Jason Kilar’s right hand corp comm person Christy Haubegger who is also the Chief Inclusion Officer, EVP Chief Human Resources Officer Jim Cummings, EVP Chief Revenue Officer Tony Goncalves, EVP General Counsel Jim Meza, and Chief Technology Officer Richard Tom.This latest series of exits comes about 48 hours before the newly minted Discovery-WarnerMedia merger with Discovery Boss David Zaslav as CEO.

Zaslav is a guy who doesn’t like a lot of fat in his corporate structure, and this morning’s massive firing underscores that.

The newly merged company looks to debut on Monday on Wall Street, sources tell us.Staying on for the short-term to help with the “transition”, Communications boss Haubegger just sent out a memo to staff. “On a personal level, this journey has been the peak of my career,” she wrote Wednesday. “Your talents have made it an honor and your friendship has made it a joy,” the well respected exec added.

See her full memo below.More departures are expected, though we hear that they might come in the next few weeks as opposed to the next few hours or days.Among those who look likely to stay at the new Warner Bros Discovery are Warner Bros Motion Picture Group Studio chairman Toby Emmerich; Channing Dungey, chairman of Warner Bros Television; and Warner Bros COO Carolyn Blackwood are safe for the time being.As of right now, all of the exiting execs are still showing up on the WarnerMedia website in their now former positions.It’s been heavily

WarnerMedia Purge Continues Ahead Of Discovery Merger: EVP Corp Comm Christy Haubegger, EVP General Counsel Jim Meza, EVP HR Jim Cummings, CFO Jennifer Biry & More

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