Steve Spira is resigning his post as business affairs chief at Warner Bros.’ motion picture group.

This was the second tour of duty for the 40-year veteran of the studio, who first came to the Burbank lot in 1985. Spira will finish out the end of the year before moving on, Variety has learned.

Spira left for the first time in the fraught era of AT&T’s stewardship of the legendary studio. He was brought back in 2022 by David Zaslav , when the Discovery CEO set new creative leadership in Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy. Leadership will take a beat before considering his replacement, though one studio insider said it’s likely the post will go to someone from Spira’s existing team.

While not triggered by the current deal conversations surrounding Warner Bros. Discovery, Spira’s exit comes as

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