Skydance Splits Europe Between Four Executives as Seven Paramount and Warner Leaders Exit

Skydance, the company formed by the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, has set out its international structure in a staff memo from JB Perrette, co-chair and chief business officer for TV and direct-to-consumer, Deadline reports. Reemah Sakaan, president of UK broadcaster 5, takes on the UK and Ireland entertainment business, Christina Sulebakk continues to lead the Nordics, Benelux and the German-speaking territories, Alessandro Araimo becomes managing director for Southern Europe and Qaisar Rafique executive vice president for commercial development, while interim Europe and Africa president Andrew Georgiou leaves next year to run CVC-backed Global Sports Group. Seven senior executives exit, among them Marco Nobili, Jamie Cooke, Pank Patel and Juan Sola.