Discovery Chief Overhauls Leadership After WarnerMedia Acquisition

• Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) CEO David Zaslav picked his lieutenants as senior leaders of the combined group after acquiring WarnerMedia from AT&T Inc (NYSE: T), the Financial Times reports.
• The $43 billion merger of Warner and Discovery will likely close by April 8.
• JB Perrette, who has led Discovery's international and streaming businesses, is set to run the streaming businesses of the combined Warner-Discovery. 
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• Kathleen Finch, another Discovery executive, will run the television channels, including TBS and TNT.
• Discovery's CFO will hold the equivalent jobs at the new group.
• Nine senior executives from Warner, including its CEO Jason Kilar, departed from the company.
• Price Action: DISCA shares traded lower by 3.59% at $23.06 on the last check Thursday.