WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar has formally announced his exit from the company ahead of the Discovery merger completion. Kilar’s exit has been expected since the planned transaction of the WarnerMedia Discovery merger was announced last spring. Although AT&T, WarnerMedia, or Discovery never confirmed Kilar’s plans in the past year.

Jason Kilar wrote an internal memo to employees to announce his official leave.

In the heartfelt memo to his team, Jason Kilar expressed his gratitude for his team and company and shared how fulfilled and happy he feels professionally. Commending their many outstanding endeavors together as a company, Kilar went on to say,

What’s next for Jason Kilar?

As the WarnerMedia CEO begins to wrap up his memo, he speaks of his appreciation of the company, the many people he’s met, and his admiration for the history and footprint they’ve created as a company. To conclude his memo, Jason Kilar went on to say,