Fiona Watts, a veteran international marketing executive who spent ten years at Warner Bros Pictures from 1988 to 1998, is returning to the studio in Los Angeles after two years as a consultant in the UK.

She is being appointed senior vice president, international marketing, reporting directly to Sue Kroll, president, international marketing, at the studio. She is responsible for managing the division's day-to-day cross-departmental marketing operations, working closely with regional offices and operations in local markets.

While in London, she worked with several entertainment, arts and music companies including DreamWorks SKG on the release of Shrek. Previously she vice president, international publicity, at Warner Bros Pictures in Burbank, having relocated from London in 1997. She joined Warner in 1988 as manager, European advertising and publicity, later promoted to director, European marketing, and then vice president, European publicity.