Shanghai - October 28, 2021
Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, today announced Anil Jhingan as its new President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific, he will commence in the role from 1 November.2021, as current regional head Simon Robinson steps away from the APAC business to lead integration planning activities in connection with the proposed WarnerMedia transaction. Jhingan will be based in London and report directly to JB Perrette, President, and CEO of Discovery Streaming and International.
This new role will lead all of Discovery's businesses across the Asia Pacific to drive further growth and diversification of a portfolio that today spans 12 office hubs across the region covering 52 markets, 25 channel brands in 18 languages, as well as the leading streaming service, discovery+.