Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its new leadership team for South Asia. The business is led locally by South Asia GM Arjun Nohwar and includes brands such as Discovery, HGTV, Eurosport, Cartoon Network, POGO, Discovery Kids, DC, and the discovery+ streaming service.
Uttam Pal Singh will be the head of kids cluster and tasked with developing a compelling content strategy for growth. The combined kids portfolio now includes Cartoon Network and POGO, in addition to Discovery Kids. In his previous capacity at Discovery Kids, Singh led the team behind successful original IPs, including Little Singham and Fukrey Boyzzz.
As part of the announcement, the following appointments are confirmed for South Asia:
– Ruchir Jain will be the head of distribution and Eurosport and heads up the integrated network distribution function. Jain led the finance team at Discovery Network from 2018 to 2021, and then distribution. He continues to lead the Eurosport channel.
– Tanaz Mehta will be the head of ad sales, tasked with growing revenues across all networks in South Asia. Mehta is a seasoned sales leader with a deep expertise and nuanced understanding of the market.
– Sai Abhishek will be the head of factual and Lifestyle Cluster and will be responsible for delivering growth and profitability across the genre. Abhishek comes with a strong background of leading original productions, programming, and acquisitions.
Nohwar said, “With this exceptional new-look team, Warner Bros. Discovery is well-positioned to achieve our ambition of being the leading and most dynamic media company in the region. All our leaders are looking forward to working closely together across divisions as one united team.”
Nohwar also paid tribute to two outgoing executives who will be exiting the organisation. Rohit Khetarpal will be leaving the company after 14 years, having been a key member of the legacy WarnerMedia and Turner network distribution team. Abhishek Dutta also departs, having led the legacy WarnerMedia Kids team in South Asia, including programming strategy, acquisitions and original production.
Other lines of business, shared services and corporate functions that support the wider region will be announced at a later date.
