Warner Bros. Discovery: Pierre Branco appointed general manager France, Benelux and Africa

Pierre Branco has been appointed general manager France, Benelux and Africa of Warner Bros. Discovery (parent company of Eurosport), announced the media and entertainment conglomerate on 08/06/2022. He reports to Priya Dogra, president and CEO of the EMEA region (excluding Poland).

"Pierre Branco will be responsible for the activities of Warner Bros. Discovery, coordinating closely with the group's global streaming, sports, US programmes and studio functions. His responsibilities include shared management of streaming services, management of pay-TV channels, marketing and monetisation of US content including cinema distribution, programme sales, merchandising, video games and physical and digital video distribution. He will develop country-specific strategies to drive growth," explained the group.

Pierre Branco has held various positions within WarnerMedia over the past 15 years. He was country manager for France, Benelux, Middle East and Africa from June 2021 to June 2022 and head of distribution and Ad Sales for the EMEA region from October 2020 to June 2021. He was also general…