Ray Landes

Senior Operations and Finance executive with a proven track record of leadership, implementing strategy, and a strong operational background in driving financial results. Strategic CFO / COO across the Media, Entertainment, Games, Technology, and Consumer Products industries. Experience managing all aspects of Finance and an industry expert in Content Production and Finance.Currently, oversee all Financial Strategy, Long Term Planning, and Content spend across Warner Brothers Discovery. As Head of Production Management and Finance my team engages with Creative, Production, Business Affairs, Labor, and freelance Producers in managing our content creation. Architected one of WBD's first Centers of Excellence encompassing our global content creation across all our studios. The CoE oversees all WBD content studios including Warner Brother Features, Warner Brothers Television, HBO, Discovery, Warner Brothers Animation, Cartoon Studios, Adult Swim, Warner Brothers Unscripted and Shed Media. Prior to WBD, Studio CFO for HBO responsible for the financial management of the studio including the assessment and measurement of content efficiency across all HBO platforms. Specializing in Corporate Finance, SEC Reporting, Strategic Planning, Production Finance and M&A in a preeminent media company including Linear, SVOD, & AVOD business models. Before HBO, Chief Financial Officer for Casual Entertainment label within Electronic Arts. Specializing in video games for the packaged goods, D2C, and mobile business. Number one market share with focus on casual gamers. Prior of EA, CFO/COO for Home Entertainment division for New Line Cinema focusing on finance, accounting, and consumer products including supply chain effectiveness. Hands on cross functional responsibilities for maximizing profits by collaborating with sales, marketing, and publishing groups.