TikTok Hires WBD Alum Nathaniel Brown As Global Corporate Communications Chief

EXCLUSIVE: The future of TikTok is still somewhat uncertain, but who will be helping to hone the social media platform’s message has become a lot clearer today.

Just over a year after exiting Warner Bros Discovery, Nathaniel Brown has joined TikTok, as Chief Brand and Communications Officer Zenia Mucha revealed to staffers this morning.

Earlier Monday, Bob Iger’s ex-right hand told TikTok employees around the world that:

First, I’m happy to announce we’ve hired a new Global Head of Corporate Comms. @Nathaniel Brown  joins us today to lead this important function, reporting to me. He’s based in New York City. Nathaniel comes from Warner Bros. Discovery where he most recently served as Chief Communications Officer. 

By David Zaslav’s side for almost five years and ending that union as WBD’s Corporate Communications leader and company spokesman, ‘Brown joined Discovery in 2019. Before that he was SVP Corporate Affairs for 21st Century Fox and its predecessor News Corp for seven years. Earlier in the respected Brown’s career, there were stints at MTV, XM Satellite Radio and Sony BMG Music.