HBO chief and chairman Richard Plepler, who’s been at the company for 27 years and held the role of CEO since 2013, is stepping down amid a broader restructuring at parent company AT&T, reports Variety.
Plepler, who started at Time Warner in 1992, is a notable industry figure who’s had a hand in HBO’s biggest successes. He greenlit Game of Thrones, among other hit shows, and helped HBO establish both its HBO Go streaming platform and its direct-to-consumer HBO Now alternative. He is largely credited with helping the network both maintain its prestige television quality while adjusting its strategy toward the streaming landscape that’s given rise to Netflix, Amazon, and other competitors.
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