Glen Kyne is exiting his function as Senior Vice President and Head of Networks at Warner Bros Discovery Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) on July 5.
Juliet Peterson, present Senior Director of Content material and BVOD, will lead the enterprise as Vice President, Head of Networks, ANZ, and report back to James Gibbons, President of WBD’s Asia Pacific enterprise.
This management shuffle comes amid the approaching closure of Newshub in New Zealand, the place greater than 300 jobs will go when the newsroom ceases operations in July.
Michael Brooks will proceed in his twin function as MD of Warner Bros. Worldwide Tv Manufacturing Australia, reporting to Ronald Goes, and Head of Studios, ANZ, reporting to Gibbons.
“Glen has finished an unimaginable job of navigating business disruption,” mentioned Gibbons. “He has been a preferred and calming chief; his management of the organisation via its current restructure put empathy and kindness on the forefront, two attributes that everybody who has labored with Glen is aware of he has in spades.”
Kyne mentioned: “It has been ten years now working at Flower St beneath totally different possession constructions however my love for our enterprise, our folks, and our business has by no means been stronger. Being part of Discovery and subsequently Warner Bros Discovery, I used to be fortunate sufficient to construct a real international lens throughout our ANZ operations, and I’ve been honoured to have had many fantastic experiences right here that I’ll always remember.
“It goes with out saying that it’s been a very difficult 12 months for our groups, however the grace and professionalism with which they’ve carried themselves is a real indication of the folks and tradition right here. I wish to thank all of our folks, and particularly the management group for his or her belief, endurance and assist of me to guide via these years. It’s been the spotlight of my profession.”
On her new appointment, Peterson mentioned: “We now have constructed a robust base for [smart TV app] ThreeNow in current months, which has seen the platform obtain report engagement, which is able to proceed to develop.
“I may even be trying throughout the entire ANZ enterprise to evolve our portfolio within the Trans-Tasman market alongside our companions on either side of the ditch. My focus is to develop these capabilities even additional and proceed to offer top-performing channels and platforms for the good thing about our companions and audiences in each markets.”