Skydance Expands Board with Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick

David Ellison will retain his roles as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the newly combined entity. The board expansion integrates the existing Paramount directors with the three new high-profile additions, signaling a focus on scaling franchise-driven assets and navigating the intersection of technology and global media.

Powell Jobs, founder of Emerson Collective, brings a background in media investment and institutional growth, while Kotick contributes over three decades of experience in the video game sector, underscored by the $68.7 billion sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft. Tony Blair, through his work at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, will provide guidance on strategic priorities and the evolving influence of AI in governance and industry. This team is tasked with overseeing the integration of a vast portfolio that now includes brands like HBO, CNN, and the combined studio assets of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.