Warner Bros. Discovery World Client Merchandise has named Vikram Sharma as its Group Vice President, Head of Client Merchandise, Asia-Pacific (APAC) areas, starting at present.
Sharma will report back to Robert Oberschelp, Head of Warner Bros. Discovery World Client Merchandise, and a part of the corporate’s Income & Technique division helmed by Chief Income & Technique Officer, Bruce Campbell.
On this position, Sharma will work with James Gibbons, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Head of APAC, in addition to different regional and nation management to maximise the potential of key manufacturers and franchises, together with DC, Harry Potter, Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Discovery, and extra. The staff will develop strategic, operational, and monetary initiatives that help the corporate’s international multibillion-dollar retail client merchandise licensing group.
For 5 years, Sharma has led groups in Warner Bros. client merchandise, licensing, and advert gross sales. He beforehand labored for greater than eight years in comparable roles with The Walt Disney Co. in India and Southeast Asia. Sharma is following Julian Moon, Head of Warner Bros. Discovery World Client Merchandise, EMEA & APAC, who will retire this 12 months after 33 years with the corporate.
“Vikram has been one in all our go-to, results-oriented leaders in Asia-Pacific for a while. His depth of data of the vastly totally different markets and cultures of the area, alongside along with his revolutionary and collaborative spirit, makes him the best alternative for this time,” says Oberschlep. “We’ve a terrific inner inventive and merchandise staff, nice nation and regional companions, and really sturdy bench energy in administration. I’m grateful for everybody’s collaboration and help of this alternative.”
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