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media-and-entertainment6 months ago•6 min saved

Emerging Leaders Reshape Media Amid Strategic Changes

The media industry is experiencing a leadership shift towards executives with finance and operational backgrounds, driven by industry upheavals such as streaming competition and content spending. Notable examples include Warner Bros. Discovery splitting into two companies, Netflix promoting Greg Peters to co-CEO, and NBCUniversal restructuring under Mike Cavanagh, reflecting a broader trend of strategic and financial engineering to navigate industry decline and transformation.

via CNBC|

#corporate-restructuring #financial-expertise #leadership-shift

business2 years ago•2 min saved

Ajay Banga appointed unopposed as World Bank president

Ajay Banga, former CEO of Mastercard, has been confirmed as the new president of the World Bank, succeeding David Malpass. Banga, who was raised in India, brings deep experience with developing economies and financial expertise to the global institution. His appointment comes at a critical moment of transition for the World Bank, which is facing urgent questions about its lending model, climate change, poverty, and the war in Ukraine. Banga will face a challenging diplomatic environment, trying to satisfy the climate ambitions of the United States while maintaining the bank’s focus on development.

via The New York Times|

#ajay-banga #business #climate-change