Paramount announces leadership team for planned Skydance
Paramount Skydance Chairman and CEO David Ellison and Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz have announced the CEO Leadership Team expected to lead the combined company, to be named Skydance, following the anticipated completion of Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
The strategy
The leadership team brings together executives from both companies, with each reporting directly to Ellison and Kreiz. Ellison will focus on long-term strategy, creative vision, talent relationships, strategic partnerships, technology and capital allocation, while Kreiz will oversee day-to-day management and integration.
Andy Gordon will serve as President and work with both CEOs on the company’s strategic priorities. Ellison, Kreiz and Gordon will also serve on the Board of Directors, with Ellison as Chairman.
The team
The expected leadership team includes Dennis Cinelli as Chief Financial Officer, Makan Delrahim as Chief Legal Officer and President of Global Corporate Affairs, Dane Glasgow as Chief Product Officer, Rebecca Mall as Chief Marketing Officer and Melissa Zukerman as Chief Communications Officer.
The business leadership team will include Casey Bloys and George Cheeks as co-leaders of Skydance’s direct-to-consumer and television businesses, respectively, Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein as co-chairs of the Motion Picture Group, and James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-chairmen of DC Studios. JB Perrette will serve as co-chair and chief business officer for both the DTC and TV businesses.
The planned news leadership team includes Mark Thompson, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of CNN Worldwide, and Bari Weiss, Editor-in-Chief of CBS News.
A complete list of the company’s new Executive Leadership Team is expected to be issued soon after the transaction closes.