Warner Bros. Discovery have today announced the appointment of Michael Brooks as General Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
The new appointment is in addition to his existing role of Managing Director for Warner Bros. International Television Production in Australia, where he first joined the business in 2016.
As part of the expanded role, Brooks will now also oversee all local non-theatrical businesses, including Networks and Streaming, Content Licensing and Home Entertainment, Consumer Products and Games.
Based in WBD’s Sydney office in Australia, prior to joining the organisation Brooks spent over a decade in the United States where he held Senior Vice President leadership roles at both BBC Studios and Endemol Shine North America.
Speaking of the appointment, James Gibbons, President, APAC said:
“ANZ is a key market in the region with strong assets and clear opportunities for growth.”
“Michael is a seasoned leader with strong understanding of the local industry, and global expertise across several business verticals.”
“Together with our local heads, I have every confidence that our ANZ business is set up to drive optimum value.”
Speaking of his newly expanded appointment with WBD, Michael Brooks said:
“It’s a time of immense opportunity as we continue to evolve with our rapidly changing industry.”
“We have fantastic initiatives on the horizon across all of our business units and the more closely we are aligned, the stronger we’ll perform.”
“I’m excited to get stuck into this new role and work with the leadership team to leverage our world-class brands and drive growth, innovation and exceptional results for our audiences and partners.”
Juliet Peterson, Vice President, Head of Networks ANZ and Andrew Bromell, Vice President, Consumer Products ANZ will now report to Brooks, while retaining their respective positions.
WBITVP New Zealand remains within its current reporting structure, reporting into WBITVP headquarters in London, and is not part of Brooks’ expanded remit.
