Antony Root, the long-servingHBO MaxEMEA original programming chief, is to exit his role atWarner Bros.
Discovery(WBD) and retire from the industry.
Deadline hears he has been travelling extensively in recent months to visit the remaining local staff.
Antony RootWarner Bros Discovery
WBD did not discuss succession plans.
Many have now belicensedto SkyShowtime in 21 territories.
Root began his career in theater before joining the BBC and then ITV.
He moved to Working Title Television in 1989 and was Head ofDramaat Thames Television.
He returned to the UK in 2005 with Sony before joining HBO Europe in 2011.
