Warner Bros Discovery Lays Out New-Look Asia Pacific Team, Japan Chief Retires
deadline.comWarner Bros Discovery‘s international restructuring has continued with James Gibbons setting out the shape of his Asia Pacific team, with Japanese Country Manager Masami Takahashi choosing to retire.
Last month, long-serving WBD exec Gibbons was handed a new brief as President of Asia Pacific and today he has unveiled a new-look structure.
Reporting to him will be regional chiefs Tony Qiu, Arjun Nohwar, Magdalene Ew, Lynn Ng, Shonali Bedi and Jae Chang. Takahashi, WBD Japan Country Manager and Head of Studios, had decided to retire and will exit at the end of 2024.
Recruitment for a Tokyo-based replacement will commence soon. Of those remaining Qiu will be General Manager, Greater China & Southeast Asia, leading a regional cluster of SEA, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Nohwar will be GM, South Asia, based in Mumbai, while Ew is Head of Content, Streaming, APAC. Ng will be Head of Content, Networks, APAC and Bedi is Head of Strategy, Partnerships & Insights, APAC. Chang is named Head of Content Licensing, SEA, India and Korea.
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