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WBD taps Jamie Cooke GM for CEE, Middle East
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the leadership team that will support Priya Dogra in her role as President and Managing Director, EMEA (excluding Poland), following the launch of the revamped global entertainment company.
The executives will be responsible for Warner Bros. Discovery’s businesses in their respective territories, working alongside the company’s global functions across streaming, sport, U.S. programming and the studio, and for each line of business. Jamie Cooke becomes General Manager, CEE, Baltics, Middle East, Mediterranean and Turkey. He was previously country manager for Discovery across CEE and the Middle East & Africa. Christina Sulebakk is now GM, Nordics. She was previously GM of HBO Max across Europe. Other executives that will be part of Priya Dogra’s leadership team and supporting the General Managers across EMEA are: Vanessa Brookman continues as SVP Kids and Family, EMEA and takes on responsibility for Adult Swim across EMEA with a dual reporting line to Michael Ouweleen, who leads Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang. Antony Root continues his responsibilities for original production for HBO Max across EMEA as well as original production for the WM general entertainment channels in Germany, France and Spain. Ragnhild Thorbech continues her responsibilities for programming and acquisitions for HBO Max EMEA. Myriam Lopez-Otazu continues her responsibilities for guiding investment, planning and prioritisation for the Discovery linear channels and discovery+ working closely with the territory GMs and coordinating with the US programming team. Qaisar Rafique becomes lead for Commercial Strategy expanding the role he played at Discovery to the broader portfolio. As previously announced, Leah Hooper is Regional Lead for Streaming for EMEA, sitting on JB Perrette’s leadership team and being an integral part of Priya Dogra’s senior team. RELATED
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