Andrew Georgiou Leaves Skydance as Perrette Unveils New International Team

Andrew Georgiou is leaving Skydance and will not stay with the company, according to Deadline, which reported the change on 30 October 2026.

Georgiou had been Skydance's interim President of Europe and Africa, meaning he was filling the job on a temporary basis. Before joining Skydance he ran Warner Bros. Discovery's business in the UK and Ireland, and he also managed the broadcaster's European sports operation.

JB Perrette, who oversees Skydance's international business, unveiled the new structure at the same time. Perrette said Georgiou will take a new role outside the company next year. He also offered to help manage the handover while a replacement is found.

Four regional leaders now sit at the centre of the set-up. James Gibbons runs Europe and Africa as well as Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and North Africa. Kasia Kieli is President in Poland, and Fernando Medin leads Latin America and the United States. All three keep their roles.

Below them, several European managers have clearer briefs. Alessandro Araimo is managing director for Southern Europe, covering Italy, Spain and France, along with Turkey and Africa. Qaisar Rafique is executive vice president of commercial development, in charge of all distribution and business development in Europe. He also oversees Central and Eastern Europe, excluding Poland. Christina Sulebakk, managing director for the Nordics and Benelux, will continue to lead the Nordics, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux.

In Britain, Reemah Sakaan, who is President of 5 and managing director for the UK and Ireland, will lead the entertainment business there. That includes Channel 5, which now goes by the name 5.

Production has changed hands too. Channing Dungey has taken charge of Warner Bros. International TV Production, the unit that makes television shows for broadcasters and streaming services outside the United States. That unit has moved under Skydance TV Studios, and its boss, Ronald Goes, now reports to Dungey.

At the top, Perrette holds overall control of Skydance's international operation. David Decker is in charge of content sales, which means selling finished shows to broadcasters and streamers in other countries.

For viewers, the change will not show up on screen straight away. For the staff involved, the main shift is in who they answer to. Writers, producers and crews in these markets now have a new set of managers, and a new route to the people who decide what gets made.