WarnerMedia Sets Leadership Across France, Benelux & GAS

WarnerMedia EMEA has outlined the leadership teams across France and Benelux and across Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GAS).

Olivier Snanoudj, Eric Broet, Caroline Lang, Guillaume Coffin and Gregory Schuber take on leadership responsibilities for France and Benelux.

Willi Geike, Steffen Schier, Peter Schauerte, Sylvia Rothblum, Matthias Heinze and Tim van Dyk assume leadership responsibilities for GAS.

Snanoudj and Schier, respectively, will lead theatrical distribution for the France and Benelux and GAS markets.

Broet will lead home entertainment and consumer products for France and Benelux, with the support of Yves Elalouf, head of home entertainment for France and Benelux, and Jérôme Ollagnier, head of consumer products France. Schauerte will lead home entertainment and consumer products for GAS, supported by Veronika Tiedemann, head of home entertainment for GAS, and Stefan Hausberg, head of consumer products for GAS.

Lang will continue to lead TV distribution for France and French-speaking territories, and Rothblum continues to lead it for GAS and Israel.

Coffin leads affiliates and ad sales for France and Benelux within his wider brief, and Heinze leads affiliates and ad sales for GAS as part of his wider remit.

Schuber and van Dyk, respectively, continue to lead the marketing teams in France and Benelux and in GAS, encompassing marketing, publicity, franchise management and data, working closely with all the business leaders to ensure the consumer remains at the heart of all decision-making.

Geike, formerly country manager for GAS and Poland and architect of the region’s local theatrical production business, takes on a new role dedicated to local theatrical production for GAS.

Iris Knobloch, recently named as country manager for WarnerMedia France and Benelux and GAS, commented: “This outstanding group of executives will work together to bring a first-time ‘one WarnerMedia’ approach to our businesses in these important markets, finding new ways to amplify the consumer offering across every touchpoint and to fully optimize the array of brands, businesses and platforms now at our collective disposal. Their combined strengths across all facets of content creation and delivery give us an exceptional foundation from which to further serve existing audiences and prepare for new ones as we anticipate the future arrival of HBO Max in our markets. Their commercial expertise, innovative thinking and passion for our content will be powerful drivers as we take this new business model forward.”

Knobloch reports into Priya Dogra, the president of WarnerMedia EMEA and Asia (excluding China).