Key Highlights
- The tech veteran had been with the company since 2018, but decided not to pursue a refashioned role that would have blended public policy and communications.
- Dean Garfield, VP of Public Policy, departed along with Whetstone.
- The streaming giant is entering a period when its messaging needs will arguably be greater than ever before.
- In the next few months, it will either be trying to close a pricey deal to acquire Warner Bros., having outdueled Paramount, or it will have lost out on the prize and need to convey the strength of its core business.
- Whether Netflix is pursuing Warner from a position of strength or as a way of addressing slowing growth is a question being debated on Wall Street and in the industry.
