Embattled CNN CEO Chris Licht has stepped down less than a week after brutal Atlantic profile

Chris Licht

Warner Bros. Discovery

• CNN CEO Chris Licht will step down, the company said Wednesday.
• Licht has faced criticism from inside and outside the company on his leadership.
• He was the subject of a searing Atlantic profile published Friday.

Embattled CNN CEO Chris Licht will step down, effective immediately, the company announced Wednesday. Puck's Dylan Byers first broke the news.

Warner Bros. Discovery will undertake an "active search" for a replacement for the CEO.