Anne Leung DePies named DC General Manager
(Burbank, CA) – Anne Leung DePies has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of DC, the comics publishing giant and home to the World's Greatest Super Heroes. The appointment is effective immediately and was announced by Pam Lifford, President, WarnerMedia Global Brands and Experiences to whom DePies will report. DePies replaces the role previously held by Daniel Cherry III.
DePies will be responsible for the operations, revenue, legal, marketing, brand management, and strategic planning of the DC business, with a special focus on driving DC's international and digital expansion. She will partner with Jim Lee, DC's Chief Creative Officer and Publisher on creative, talent, and editorial decisions to support and drive DC's aggressive story, character, and digital plans along with continuing DC's commitment to the direct market comic book retailers.
"Anne's deep knowledge and appreciation of the DC business, legacy and people will be invaluable in this new leadership role," said Pam Lifford, President WarnerMedia Global Brands and Experiences. "She understands our fans, characters and stories, and along with Jim, will passionately build our DC publishing business to even greater heights," Lifford added.
"I've worked with Anne for over a decade and what impresses me is that she gets the importance of story,” said Jim Lee, DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher. “She understands it is our foundation, and she has literally woven it into our business plan which speaks volumes as to the future she envisions for DC. I’m super excited for this partnership and what is to come next.”
Anne DePies said: "It is incredibly humbling to step into this role at a place I've been for a while now. I feel like I partially grew up at DC, and I've seen how important we are to our fans. To get the chance to lead our company to do even more for them is a dream come true."
DePies has been with DC since 2011 and was most recently Senior Vice President, Global Brands and Franchises where, as part of the DC leadership team, she developed a new strategic and operating focus on value creation by focusing the unit on franchises. She helped align the company’s business functions and team structure with today’s marketplace realities, and worked across publishing, editorial, sales and marketing and key support functions resulting in a record revenue year in 2021. Prior to DC, DePies worked on acquisitions across Warner Bros. theatrical, television, and video games units.
DePies started her career in 1999 at Arthur Andersen consulting and holds her degrees in International Economics and Accounting from UCLA. She completed her MBA there in 2005.
About WarnerMedia Global Brands and Experiences
WarnerMedia Global Brands and Experiences creates the strategy and drives opportunities for consumers to engage with the world’s leading entertainment brands. Combining the creative power of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks, DC, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment, WarnerMedia Global Brands and Experiences grows consumer relationships across the breadth of the company’s biggest franchises by delivering curated products, compelling experiences, and content that create lasting connection to the company’s iconic characters and storytelling. The division’s 2022 priorities include the Wizarding World and Harry Potter experiences worldwide including Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera portfolio of characters with Tweety’s 80th anniversary, and new comic releases and global activations for the largest slate of DC content in history.
About DC
DC, a WarnerMedia Company, creates iconic characters, enduring stories, and immersive experiences that inspire and entertain audiences of every generation around the world and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. As a creative division, DC is charged with strategically integrating its stories and characters across film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, interactive games, and the DC Universe Infinite digital subscription service and community engagement portal. For more information visit dccomics.com and dcuniverseinfinite.com.
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Contacts:
Blake Bryant
WarnerMedia Global Brands and Experiences
Blake.Bryant@warnerbros.com
Carrie Williams
DC
Carrie.Williams@dcentertainment.com