Warner Bros. Discovery international boss Gerhard Zeiler has set a new leadership structure for his team following a spate of exits in the past few weeks.Zeiler sent an all-staff email out this morning in which he laid out how the team will work now that EMEA boss Priya Dogra have departed. There have been no layoffs as part of the restructure, Deadline understands.Zeiler said he is “fully aware that change can be unsettling and we have had a lot of changes in these last 18 months.”“In addition to the organisational and personnel changes, we are also experiencing a difficult macroeconomic situation in combination with an acceleration of the transformational industry trends,” he added. “This is not an easy situation for any company to manage through, including ours. But I am convinced, more than ever, that with our clearly defined strategy, the IP we have, and the content we produce along with your incredible dedication and commitment to our business, we are in the strongest position to successfully manage the changes and continue to thrive.”As previously announced, Andrew Georgiou has taken up the responsibility to head our business in the UK & Ireland in addition to leading Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, which reflects the significant synergies between TNT Sports, Discovery+ and our linear networks in the UK.Vanessa Brookman will continue to run our significant EMEA-KIDS business.Ronald Goes will continue to oversee our international production unit WBITVP, which includes 21 production companies in 13 countries in EMEA and APAC.Qaisar Rafique will continue to lead Commercial Strategy for EMEA and APAC.Louis Goldstein will continue to lead Business Operations for International and expand his coordination responsibility for International Home Entertainment to also encompass Content Licensing.
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