Lisa Collins is Warner Bros. Discovery’s new Group Vice President, overseeing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employee initiatives across North America. She will report to Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Asif Sadiq.Prior to Collins, Karen Horne served in the position before her exit in late June as the company was rethinking the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion division.The Warner Bros. Discovery vet’s new duties will include serving employees’ regional needs and creating global opportunities around content and pipeline program initiatives. Additionally, Collins will create and implement internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs including: designing business unit-specific programs focused on recruitment, retention, progression, performance management, leadership development and employee engagement; working with executives in the region to further embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in all areas of Warner Bros. Discovery’s operations; and shepherding the growth of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Business Resource Groups.“I am thrilled to join the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team. Under Asif’s leadership, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion organization has become a shining example of Warner Bros. Discovery’s commitment to training, retaining, and promoting talented colleagues from across the company. I am committed to this impactful approach and advancing our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives to ensure our employees feel a sense of belonging and enthusiasm to build their careers here,” Collins said in a statement.In her previous role as Head of People & Culture Partners for Production at the company, Collins led the team responsible for providing HR support to cast and crew members working on Warner Bros. Discovery productions around the world. Earlier, she served as the Director of Production HR at Netflix, leading the global team focused on providing HR support to production cast and crews. Collins has also held HR leadership positions at Warner Bros. Entertainment and NBCUniversal.“Lisa is already a highly respected member of the Warner Bros. Discovery team who deeply understands our employee population and has seen first-hand the positive impact equity and inclusion initiatives have on the corporate, creative and production processes – she is the perfect person to accelerate our employee programs throughout the region and will be an invaluable addition to my senior team,” Sadiq shared.In addition to Collins, more Warner Bros. Discovery executives are moving into new roles on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion senior leadership team, including Christian Hug, now serving as GVP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion International; Yvette Latour taking over as VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workforce and Strategy, and Claire Brody, moving to Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, EMEA.
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