Warner Bros TV Group President and Marketing Director Lisa Gregorian to step down – Deadline

Lisa Gregorian, president and chief marketing officer of Warner Bros. Television Group, is coming out at the end of the year, WarnerMedia said Monday. She held these positions since May 2010 and has worked in the company for more than three decades.

Karen Miller, currently EVP Creative Services, will take on some of Gregorian’s post-retirement roles, including leading marketing operations and creative services for the TV group. Miller will report to Channing Dungey, the new president of WBTV which will start next year.

This is the last big decision from the management of WBTV, after the departure of President Susan Rovner in September (she landed a big role at NBCUniversal last month). Dungey came to Netflix in October to succeed Peter Roth, who is leaving the studio after 22 years.

Warner Bros. Television Group is part of WarnerMedia’s Studios and Networks group, now overseen by Ann Sarnoff. The division also includes the WB Pictures group, HBO and HBO Max, DC, Cartoon Network, TBS, TNT, TruTV, Wizarding World, and consumer products, experiences and gaming units.

“Lisa shared that she thought it was the right time for her to leave Warner Bros., her professional home for over 30 years,” said Sarnoff, president and CEO of Studios and Networks, in an announcement today. ‘hui. “She has had an incredible career here and has been responsible for some of the most creative and innovative marketing activations in the industry – from Warner Bros. legendary LA Screenings at the most talked-about Comic-Con events, Friends 25th Anniversary, at the DC FanDome this summer, where she co-led the team that created and run this virtual fan event that draws over 22 million visitors . I thank her for her dedication and contributions to the business and I wish her the best in what I know will be an exciting next chapter.

Gregorian started her association with Warner Bros in 1986 when she joined Lorimar Telepictures (the company was later acquired by WB). His previous roles at the WB have included Director, International Home Video & Caribbean Television, and Director, International Research & Pre-Sale Marketing. As President and Chief Marketing Officer, she led the studio’s global TV marketing unit, including creative services, distribution marketing, social media, brand integrations and advertising, also working cross-sectionally with DC, Warner Bros Home Entertainment, Warner Bros Consumer Products, The CW, WarnerMedia, and AT&T.

Prior to being augmented at WBTVG, she was SVP Warner Bros. Television Creative Services. She was then promoted to Vice President of Marketing, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and Vice President of International Marketing and Research.

“My three decades at Warner Bros working with extraordinarily talented colleagues, storytellers, talents and clients around the world and with a dynamic marketing team have been incredible and a dream come true,” she said today. hui. “I am very grateful to Peter Roth, Jeffrey Schlesinger and Ann Sarnoff for their support and look forward to the future where I am sure I will continue to be a huge fan of Warner Bros. ‘ TV shows.”

Miller led the day-to-day operations of the Creative Services Department of Warner Bros. Television Group, overseeing the conceptualization and design of all print and on-air advertising and promotional materials for the studio’s global marketing, sales and television advertising initiatives. She began her tenure at Warner Bros as Artistic Director of the Warner Bros International Television division.

“For two decades, Karen has been the Creative Director behind some of the most dynamic, innovative and brilliant marketing campaigns,” said Gregorian. “We are all thrilled with the leadership role she will now play for our TV Marketing Group, continuing her legacy of eye-catching and award-winning work.”

Variety got the Gregorian news today.