MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Time Warner has announced that Philippe Cardon will head its home video operations globally. He is Warner Home Video (WHV) president, international. The announcment was made by WHV president Ron Sanders.

Cardon will be responsibile for all WHV territories outside the US, with the exception of Canada. This is a newly formed position for WHV.
Cardon was earlier WHV executive VP and GM Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

The heads of the WHV regional offices (EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America) and the heads of the International Functional departments (International Marketing & Sales, International Supply Chain Management, and International Finance) will now report to Cardon.

Sanders says, "Philippe has over 20 years of industry experience and has played a central role in the growth of WHV. Aligning International under one person will improve consistency, coordination and best practices across all the countries. This is particularly important with our maturing DVD business, and in the context of the launch of new technologies like High Definition and Electronic Delivery." Cardon will continue reporting to Sanders.