WarnerMedia Country Manager for Italy & Iberia to Depart

Barbara Salabè, president and country manager for Italy, Spain and Portugal at WarnerMedia, has decided to exit the company after more than a decade in senior leadership roles.

Salabè has served more than three decades in the media and entertainment industry. In her most recent role as president and country manager for Italy, Spain and Portugal, Salabè was responsible for the development and execution of WarnerMedia’s commercial and group marketing activities across the three countries. Her remit included theatrical distribution, local theatrical productions, content licensing, home entertainment and consumer products and ad sales and affiliate distribution for the WarnerMedia channels.

Salabè will depart at the end of January.

Priya Dogra, president of WarnerMedia EMEA and Asia (excluding China), said: “Barbara is an exceptional business leader whose vision has shaped and grown our businesses in Italy, Spain and Portugal. Those who know her, know her immense drive and talent for building strong teams. She leaves a business and a management team well-positioned for the future. Barbara has been an integral member of my management team, a terrific partner and an extraordinary contributor to WarnerMedia. I am sad to see her leave the company but together with all my colleagues across the company, I wish her the very best for her next chapter.”

Salabè said: “It has been a fantastic run! I feel incredibly grateful to Warner Bros and WarnerMedia for allowing me, during these ten exceptional years, to build teams and businesses, to innovate and to take risks. It’s been a privilege to be immersed in brilliant brands, in cinematographic masterpieces and surrounded by talented and superb human beings. My biggest thank you goes to every single member of my team—success is made by people, and I am immensely proud of what we have built together.”