Discovery, Inc. announced that Neil Chugani has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy and Operations, Direct-to-Consumer. The announcement was made by Gunnar Wiedenfels, Chief Financial Officer, Discovery, to whom Chugani reports. In the newly created role, Chugani will work closely with Peter Faricy, CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer at Discovery, and his senior leadership team to drive the financial strategy of Discovery's rapidly expanding DTC team.

He will be based at Discovery's London offices. Chugani will be responsible for formulating and implementing the financial strategy that will allow the team to meet Discovery's ambitious growth objectives in the DTC space. He will work with all of Discovery's DTC business units, both in the U.S. and International markets to create consistent strategic, financial, and operational practices.

Prior to joining Discovery, Chugani was at Google since 2015, where he was a Senior Director and held a number of leadership positions. Most recently, he served as CFO for the Business and Operations of Google and YouTube in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is currently a member of the Board and Management Committee of Henley Royal Regatta, the world's pre-eminent annual international rowing event, where he also leads the event's award-winning live digital and TV coverage.