MUMBAI: Greg Silverman has been elevated to the newly created position of executive vice-president of creative development and production at Warner Bros.

Effective January 1, next year, Silverman will assume full oversight of development activities and budget and seek out fresh opportunities to diversify the slate. He will report to Warner Bros Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov.

Previously served Silverman as executive vice-president of production and contributed to the making of The Hangover, 300 and The Dark Knight, among others, as well as such upcoming releases as Inception from Christopher Nolan and Sucker Punch from Zack Synder.

Silverman initially joined Warner Bros in 1999 as a junior production executive, then left for Revolution Studios as senior vice-president of production before returning to Warner Bros in 2002 as vice-president of production. He was promoted to senior vice-president of production in 2004 and then executive vice-president of production in 2006.