Warner Bros. Discovery names Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced that Robert Gibbs has been appointed Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer. In this newly created role, he will oversee WBD’s corporate and business communications as well as public affairs. Gibbs will officially assume the role on August 5 and report to David Zaslav, Chief Executive Officer. Gibbs most recently served as a Partner at Bully Pulpit International, a strategic communications, public affairs, and corporate reputation advisory firm, and from 2015 to 2019, Gibbs served as the Executive Vice President for Corporate Relations and Global Chief Communications Officer for McDonald’s (MCD), the company noted.