Warner Bros Discovery Reveals UK and Ireland Leadership Restructuring Under Antonio Ruiz; De facto vet Simon Downing will leave

Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland has unveiled its senior management team, who will work under new CEO Antonio Ruiz.

quotes include Claire Laycock Publishing, including local content production, media scheduling and planning, neil marshall distributed the distribution of theatrical films and the production and acquisition of local films e alison morris Leader in television licensing and digital home entertainment distribution.

Other movements see Kathy Cotman Manage advertising sales, including advertising, digital advertising, sponsorship and sports solutions; Alex Foley Lead Insights, retail strategy and planning; Alex Lewis marketing, creative services, brand partnerships, franchise management, social media and consumer public relations; Y Rachel Walkley Supervision of retail, consumer products, physical home video, games, supply chain and experience.

Affiliate Sales Leader and other appointments will follow in due course.

Another change sees Alan Stenhouse He leaves business in the UK and Ireland to join the core marketing team of Warner Bros. Discovery International Television Distribution, reporting to Robert Blair, President of WBD International Television Distribution.

Warner Bros. Antonio Ruiz, Discovery’s Managing Director, said: “Since becoming General Manager of the UK and Ireland, I have focused on defining our strategy and structure and today I am delighted to announce my new team of leadership. Both legacy companies are extremely talented, which makes me even more excited about the organization we are building for the future as we strive to maximize our portfolio of brands, content, products and channels, as well as our ambitions for great success. . business. Great Britain and Ireland. “

Outside the door comes Simon Downing, who will be leaving after 14 years and most recently was SVP Factual and Sport UK.

“Simon has decided to leave the company to explore new opportunities after 14 years with Discovery in the UK and Ireland,” said a Discovery spokesperson.

Charlie Cubbon, WarnerMedia’s head of business development, is also leaving after 25 years.

Ruiz was appointed in June as president of WBD and CEO of Restructuring EMEA Priya Dogra. Previously he was General Manager of Warner Bros. Discovery in Spain, France and Portugal, but now he is one of six General Managers who hold office in the region.

Many questions remain about how WBD plans to integrate HBO Max and Discovery + streamers, according to the vision of CEO David Zaslav. WBD has already stopped producing original HBO Max in multiple European locations as it focuses and attempts to save several billion dollars on the larger business.

WBD will report its second quarter earnings tomorrow, with details on the combined streamer, business structure and / or movie-to-theater streaming strategy planned. The industry was shocked yesterday when it was revealed that WBD was showing high-budget movies. Bad girl Y Scooby! vacation spot.