John Stanley to take on overall leadership of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution UK and WBCP UK

Warner Bros. Consumer Products - July 2014

John Stanley, SVP & Managing Director, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group UK, Ireland, Spain & Nordics, will take on overall leadership of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution UK and Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK, in addition to his existing responsibilities, it was announced by Josh Berger, President & Managing Director, Warner Bros. UK, Ireland & Spain to whom he continues to report.

Josh Berger commented, “In this well-deserved appointment, John’s new broader remit reflects our commitment to cross-category selling, a concept that he has spear-headed to tremendous success over the years. With our products being increasingly sold across many different platforms, John is well-positioned to maximise the sales of our key franchises in one joined-up operation.”

Under Stanley’s leadership, Warner Bros. has consistently delivered above market growth performance in its Home Entertainment and Games businesses at retail, through a more unified and innovative approach to customer-focused operations, which Stanley was instrumental in introducing.

Stanley joined Warner Bros. in February 2007 as Managing Director Warner Home Video UK. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Twentieth Century Fox. During his career he has also held senior sales and marketing roles in the Music Industry and Field-marketing sector.

Reporting to both Stanley and Pilar Zulueta, Executive Vice President & General Manager, EMEA, Warner Bros. Consumer Products is the recently-appointed, Preston Kevin Lewis, General Manager, Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK.