4 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Motion Pictures Group has named Erik Ellner to lead business affairs for nan studio. We told you backmost astatine Thanksgiving that nan studio’s President of Business Affairs, Steve Spira, was departing astatine nan extremity of 2025.
The news astir Ellner was conscionable made charismatic by workplace co-chairs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy.
Ellner was cardinal personnel of nan MGM squad during nan duo’s tenure there, and he came complete to activity pinch them connected nan squad led by Steve Spira successful 2023.
Warner Bros had a awesome twelvemonth astatine nan container office, becoming nan first workplace to transverse $4 cardinal astatine nan world container agency (before Disney, which yet was No. 1 pinch $6B-plus), and finaled 2025 pinch $4.37B.
Below is De Luca and Abdy’s email to staff:
Team Motion Picture Group-
Happy New Year! As we embark connected a caller year, we wanted to stock immoderate important changes to our Business Affairs operations.
As immoderate of you are aware, Steve Spira stepped down from his domiciled starring Business Affairs crossed nan Motion Picture Group astatine nan extremity of 2025. We dream you subordinate america successful thanking Steve for his unthinkable contributions to Warner Bros. and wishing him good arsenic he heads into a caller chapter.
With Steve’s departure, we are pleased to denote Erik Ellner will now lead Business Affairs for nan Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. He has been a cardinal personnel of this squad since 2023, moving alongside nan formidable Tracy Myers, Dan Furie, Adrienne Moss and Laim Bogan executing deals crossed labels.
An alumnus of MGM earlier joining america successful Burbank, Erik has been a trusted personnel of our team, and we are grateful for his continued partnership.
Please subordinate america successful congratulating Erik connected his caller role!
