John Stanley Lands Expanded Role at Warner Bros.

LONDON: John Stanley, the senior VP and managing director of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group in the U.K., Ireland, Spain and Nordics, is taking on overall leadership of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution UK and Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK.

Stanley's new responsibilities will be added on to his existing duties. He will continue to work under Josh Berger, the president and managing director of Warner Bros. in the U.K., Ireland and Spain. Stanley was first hired by the company in 2007 as the managing director of Warner Home Video UK. Earlier in his career, he worked at Twentieth Century Fox for more than a decade. He has also served in senior sales and marketing positions in the music and field-marketing industries.

Berger remarked: "In this well-deserved appointment, John's new broader remit reflects our commitment to cross-category selling, a concept that he has spear-headed to tremendous success over the years. With our products being increasingly sold across many different platforms, John is well-positioned to maximize the sales of our key franchises in one joined-up operation."

Preston Kevin Lewis, who was recently named general manager of Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK, will report to Stanley and Pilar Zulueta, the executive VP and general manager for EMEA at Warner Bros. Consumer Products.