Jason Kilar Appointed CEO of WarnerMedia

April 1, 2020 Kristin Brzoznowski

Jason Kilar, previously the founding CEO of Hulu and senior VP at Amazon, has been named CEO of WarnerMedia, effective May 1.

Kilar will report to John Stankey, AT&T’s president and COO. Kilar was CEO of Hulu from its start in 2007 until 2013. He served in various leadership roles at Amazon from 1997 to 2006, including senior VP of worldwide application software. Also, Kilar was co-founder and CEO of video streaming service Vessel from 2013 to 2017. He served as a board member at DreamWorks Animation (2013 to 2016) and Univision Communications (2016 to 2020).

“Jason is a dynamic executive with the right skill set to lead WarnerMedia into the future. His experience in media and entertainment, direct-to-consumer video streaming and advertising is the perfect fit for WarnerMedia, and I am excited to have him lead the next chapter of WarnerMedia’s storied success,” said Stankey. “Our team led by Bob Greenblatt, Ann Sarnoff, Gerhard Zeiler and Jeff Zucker has done an amazing job establishing our brands as leaders in the hearts and minds of consumers. Adding Jason to the talented WarnerMedia family as we launch HBO Max in May gives us the right management team to strategically position our leading portfolio of brands, world-class talent and rich library of intellectual property for future growth.”

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“In partnership with this world-class team, I’m so excited for the opportunity to lean into the future at WarnerMedia,” said Kilar. “Stories well told have always mattered, and they matter even more in this challenging time for the world. It will be a privilege to invent, create, and serve with so many talented people. May 1st can’t get here soon enough.”