Warner Bros. Discovery’s European operation continues to take shape, with Hannes Heyelmann today unveiling his German management team. The shake-up sees the departure of Discovery Communications Deutschland Deputy Managing Director Alberto Horta.
21.07.2022 - 22:13 / thewrap.com
As the dust on the Warner Bros. Discovery merger settles, the company has set its global corporate communications and media relations team.The team members and their roles were announced in an internal email by chief corporate communications officer Nathaniel Brown.“It’s been a very busy, productive few months since the launch of our new combined company.
During this time, I’ve really enjoyed meeting and talking with many of you and remain grateful for your openness, insights and patience throughout this process,” Brown wrote to staffers. “Both legacy companies bring tremendous talent, and this is especially true when it comes to the Communications function, which makes me even more excited about the team we’re building together for the future.
Unfortunately, it has also made for some really tough decisions as we streamline the organization and necessarily eliminate duplicative roles.”Among the team are Megan Klein in the corporate communications role, Laura Watson in the executive communications role, Kim Page in the internal communications role, and Monica Neal in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion role.Per Brown’s memo, obtained by TheWrap, Klein is heading up corporate communications after joining WBD earlier this summer after exiting the Fox Corporation. She runs West Coast communications, supporting Brown across corporate comm functions, including media relationships, finance and investor relations, government affairs, DE&I, CSR and legal.
Watson is in charge of executive communications. She came over from The Walt Disney Company.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s European operation continues to take shape, with Hannes Heyelmann today unveiling his German management team. The shake-up sees the departure of Discovery Communications Deutschland Deputy Managing Director Alberto Horta.
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The Flash” movie starring Ezra Miller is still a go, despite the actor’s numerous scandals this year.“We have seen ‘The Flash,’ ‘Black Adam’ and ‘Shazam 2,'” said Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav during the company’s Q2 earnings call on Thursday. “We are very excited about them.
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