TV Upfronts

WarnerMedia Ad Sales Chief Donna Speciale to Exit Company

Chief revenue officer Gerhard Zeiler will lead her team as interim president

Donna Speciale on WarnerMedia stage
Donna Speciale's departure comes just a week after she wrapped this year's upfront negotiations.Getty Images
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By Jason Lynch

July 10, 2019

In a surprising turn of events, Donna Speciale, president of ad sales for WarnerMedia, will be leaving the company just a week after she wrapped this year’s upfront negotiations.

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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