Warner Bros. Discovery is bringing in Brad Singer , former CFO of Discovery Communications, as chief financial officer of the slimmed down studio and streaming company to be called simply Warner Bros. after a planned separation .

Warner Bros. will split from WBD’s global linear networks by mid-2026. Singer will begin in his new position in October of 2025 in a strategic role until the transaction is official.

He will report to WBD CEO David Zaslav (who will segue to chief executive of the new Warner Bros.) overseeing global financial functions and strategies including financial planning and analysis, accounting, internal audit, treasury, tax, procurement and investor relations.

WBD’s current CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels is set to become CEO of WBD’s other half, called Discovery Globa

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