Warner Bros. Discovery has named Ryan Gould and Robert “Bobby” Voltaggio Presidents of U.S. Advertising Sales. They will jointly oversee sales efforts for networks and streaming, including sports, news, client partnerships, digital sales, research, marketing and brand solutions, commercial operations, and strategy.
WBD, which will be back in its customary upfront slot in mid-May (the 14th, to be exact) at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, has been without a sales leader since the exit of Jon Steinlauf was announced last October.
Steinlauf, who led sales at Scripps Networks Interactive and Discovery prior to taking the top sales role when WBD was formed in 2022, has remained at the company during the search process.
Gould and Voltaggio will be based at WBD’s ad sales headquarters at Hudson Yards in New York, and will lead the unit’s nationwide team, including offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, and Knoxville, TN.
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