As she prepares so as to add the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. networks to her oversight in January, Warner Bros. Tv Group chairman/CEO Channing Dungey is finalizing the division’s new govt construction. That features increasing duties for her high lieutenant at Warner Bros. TV Group, Brett Paul, who will now additionally function chief working officer for U.S. networks.

These networks embrace HGTV, Discovery, TBS, Meals Community, TNT, Investigation Discovery (ID), TLC, Animal Planet, Cooking Channel, Cartoon Community/Grownup Swim and TruTV, all of which can now fall beneath Dungey as WBD U.S. Networks chairman/CEO Kathleen Finch departs on the finish of the yr.

Like Dungey, Paul will now straddle duties at each the studio and networks divisions, which suggests he maintains his present position as president of Warner Bros. TV Group whereas taking up new oversight on the networks. Paul will proceed to report back to Dungey, and along with his current duties on the studio will now lead enterprise affairs and digital technique for the networks, whereas helping Dungey in her plans for the channels.

Dungey has additionally promoted longtime Discovery networks exec Howard Lee to chief artistic officer of U.S. networks; he additionally will proceed in his present position because the president and head of content material for TLC and Discovery. Lee experiences to Dungey and give attention to the content material technique throughout WBD’s linear networks, on streaming service Max, and through international licensing and partnerships.

Amongst different U.S. networks appontments: Susan Kolar has been named chief monetary and technique officer for U.S. networks, and continues to report back to WBD chief monetary officer Gunnar Wiedenfels. And Karen Bronzo will proceed as chief international advertising officer for U.S. networks and information, co-reporting to Dungey and CNN Worldwide chief working officer David Leavy.

“Constructing on the inspiration that Kathleen established, I’m excited to announce the core U.S. Networks management crew who will drive a brand new artistic imaginative and prescient and distribution plan that finest serves our audiences, our companions, and our enterprise,” mentioned Dungey in a press release. “This highly effective group will work to redefine the position of the U.S. Networks by fortifying our linear enterprise whereas persevering with to develop a content material engine that feeds Max and creates reveals that well leverage and promote our unparalleled IP.”

Dungey takes over simply as Warner Bros. Discovery introduced plans to separate into two distinct working divisions, one for the linear TV networks and one other centered round manufacturing studios and streaming platforms. Regardless of the break up of studios from networks, Dungey could have a toe in each divisions as she oversees each the corporate’s studio operations and its TV networks — and now Paul can even be in each worlds.