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Skydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser
Variety • • business
Key Points:
- Skydance Corp., formed from the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, announced new board members including Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick as independent directors, alongside co-CEO Ynon Kreiz.
- David Ellison serves as Skydance’s chairman and CEO, welcoming Powell Jobs for her visionary leadership in media investments and Kotick for his experience in global entertainment and franchise building.
- Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair will act as a personal adviser to Skydance’s board, bringing strategic insight and global perspective from his government leadership experience.
- Emerson Collective, founded by Powell Jobs, is noted for combining philanthropy with venture capital and is the majority owner of The Atlantic.
- The expanded Skydance board will also include all current members of Paramount’s board, totaling 13 director-designees.
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