Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday confirmed its India, Southeast Asia and Korea (INSEAK) leadership team, led by Clement Schwig, who will serve as president and CEO of the region.
The announcement followed a similar set of commitments released Wednesday for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), chaired by Priya Dogra, president and CEO of those regions. Both Schwebig and Dogra will report to Gerhard Zeiler, President of the International Union for Newly United Entertainment Giant.
“Our region will be structured with a territory-oriented approach to be more flexible and locally relevant,” Schweig said in an internal letter to the team. “At the same time, we will use our scale across the enterprise and region to deliver a deeper experience and greater efficiency. This means that some functions will be within the country, while others will be regional.
Discovery CEO Jiung Lee has been named general manager in Korea, while HBO Max veteran Arjun Nohwar will lead India as CEO (Mega Tata, who led the Discovery brand in India for years, is leaving the company). Shonali Bedi will lead the distribution of digital subsidiaries and partnerships in Southeast Asia, while leading the business development and insights in the region. In Taiwan, Cindy will lead affiliate distribution and ad sales, with Yasmin Zahid, a three-year veteran of HBO/WarnerMedia affiliate distribution in the region, stepping down after a transition period.
As for content, including programming, original production and acquisition, Schwebig reiterated that Warner Bros. Discovery will work across three verticals, with Magdalene EU led by Entertainment; Christopher Sim Leading Children’s Content; And Lynn Ng manages the real-life and lifestyle content, while remaining in her role as head of content operations for the region at large.
In executive roles spanning the entire INSEAK region, Kurt Reeder will continue with theatrical distribution and will also be part of Andrew Cripps’ International Theater Operations; Jay Chang will continue to distribute television and home entertainment; And Vikram Sharma will lead consumer product licensing while continuing to oversee advertising sales in Southeast Asia.
Jason Monteiro will lead INSEAK’s integrated marketing team in addition to his role as coordinator for streaming services. He manages marketing and creative services across all areas of the business, while working closely with the D2C marketing team, said Schwebig.
The group’s vice president of marketing, Athreyan ‘Auto’ Sundararajan, who led WarnerMedia’s corporate legacy of marketing and creative teams, will also leave the company.
“It is always difficult to see successful colleagues and friends leave, and I am so grateful for their contribution to the success of our company,” said Schweig.
Schwebig said he will work closely with INSEAK’s newly appointed management team to complete top priorities over the next 18 months.
He added: “I am very excited about our talent and the opportunities that lie ahead, from our streaming services to HBO Go in Southeast Asia and Discover+ India and ending with the growth potential of Kids Space in India, our growing content will not written . in Korea. and what promises to be The Greatest Movies super pets s black adam.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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