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After Kevin Tsujihara became chairman and CEO of Warner Bros., he promoted Diane Nelson to the post of President and Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. [30] [31] In January 2015, David Haddad was named Executive Vice President and General Manager of the company [32] and was promoted to President in October. [33]
Pamela Abdy serves as Co-Chair and CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, encompassing Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.
Prior to his current post, Haddad served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Before that, he was Executive Vice President, Publishing Operations, having joined the company in 2013 as Senior Vice President, Digital Publishing.
JB Perrette, formerly President and CEO, Discovery Streaming and International, will assume the role of CEO and President, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment, with responsibility for HBO Max and discovery+, as well as all direct-to-consumer and gaming around the world. David Haddad, President Warner Bros. Games, will report to Perrette.
- WB Discovery shakeups haven't affected its games division so far.
- Every DC Movie and Series Affected by the Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
By Kat Bailey
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 9:43 pm
It's been a rough time for Warner Bros. Discovery, which has dealt with delays and cancellations amid the fallout from its merger, but at least one divison appears to still doing well.
In a new interview with Axios Gaming, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment chief David Haddad touted the divisions recent successes, which include Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Multiversus. Both games have managed to sell tens of millions of units while garnering solid reviews.
According to Haddad, the division is profitable and does not look likely to suffer the sort of layoffs and cancellations that have impacted other parts of WB Discovery.
"I do believe, especially moving forward, that we have a critically important role to play inside the company," Haddad said.
According to Haddad, WB Discovery has expressed "a strong belief in the growth of the games business and being part of that overall company strategy."
This would seem to temporarily put to rest rumors that studios within WB Games — which include the likes of NetherRealm and Rocksteady — were for sale following WB Discovery's merger. Xbox and PlayStation were rumored to be among the groups interested in such an acquisition. Previous owner AT&T reportedly attempted to sell WB Games for $4 billion in 2020.
WB Games has been a relative bright spot in what has otherwise been a difficult year for WB Discovery. In early August, WB Discovery stunned Hollywood by unexpectedly cancelling Batgirl, yanking dozens of shows off HBO Max, and effectively killing the Arrowverse. The backlash has been intense as creators and fans alike have spoken out against what they perceive to the heavy-handed decisions by CEO David Zaslav, who has been outspoken in his desire to build WB's own version of the MCU.
WB Games, meanwhile, continues to move ahead with multiple high-profile projects including Hogwarts Legacy, Wonder Woman, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Gotham Knights, which we've been covering all month via IGN First, is WB's next game. It's due out on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on October 21.
- Kat Bailey
David Zaslav (born January 15, 1960) is an American media executive who is the current CEO and president of Warner Bros. Discovery. [1] Zaslav became CEO and president of Discovery, Inc. in 2006, and focused on the company’s core networks, programming, and expanding its reach into Digital media.
Diane Whelan Nelson (born 1968) is an American business executive who was president of DC Entertainment from 2009 to 2018, and president and chief content officer of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment from 2013 to 2018.
