TelevisaUnivision's Luis Silberwasser Named Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Chief

The role had been vacant since Jeff Zucker resigned in February

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Warner Bros. Discovery has finally found its sports chief.

Luis Silberwasser has been named chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, where he will head up its U.S. sports portfolio and oversee a unified sports strategy for the global company.

Silberwasser, who had been president of TelevisaUnivision’s U.S. Networks group, will report to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.

“I have known Luis for many years and have tremendous respect for how hard he works, how collaborative he approaches the job and his ability to build very successful global businesses and brands,” said Zaslav in a statement.

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