Skydance completes $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
Skydance has completed its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, creating a new Hollywood heavyweight. David Ellison will lead the combined company, which has named its executive leadership team.
(Updates with completion of deal, adds details) Oct 5 (Reuters) — Paramount Skydance on Tuesday completed its blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and handing CEO David Ellison control of one of the world's largest entertainment companies. The deal's closing ends a saga that saw a back-and-forth bidding war among several suitors. Paramount Skydance on Monday named the executive team that will lead the combined company, a day before the deal closed.
Here is a look at Skydance's executive leadership: Enterprise Leadership Name Role at From Past Experience and Other Skydance Details David Chairman Paramount Ellison, current chairman Ellison and CEO and CEO of Paramount, led the acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after Skydance Media, which he founded in 2010, acquired Paramount. Ynon Co-CEO; Mattel Kreiz, former CEO of Kreiz Director Mattel, also led Europe's Endemol and YouTube channel network Maker Studios. He will oversee the new Skydance's day-to-day operations. Gerry Board RedBird Founder and Managing Cardinale Director Capital Partner of RedBird Capital Partners and a Skydance Board Director.
Corporate Leadership Team Name Role at From Past Experience and Skydance Other Details Andy President; Paramount Currently COO of Gordon Director Paramount. He was previously a partner at RedBird Capital Partners, where he led its Los Angeles office and Technology, Media and Telecom investment team. Dennis CFO Paramount Currently Paramount's Cinelli CFO and a former Paramount board member. He was CFO of Scale AI, held senior leadership roles at Uber and was CFO of GE Ventures.
Makan Chief Legal Paramount Currently Paramount's Delrahim Officer and chief legal officer. President, He has held senior Global posts at DOJ, the Corporate White House, the US Affairs Senate and the Office of the US Trade Representative. Dane Chief Paramount Previously served as Glasgow Product (joined VP of Product Officer September Management at 2025) Facebook. He held senior leadership positions in product, design, engineering, and general management at Google, eBay and Microsoft.
Rebecca Chief Paramount Held senior leadership Mall Marketing roles across the Officer entertainment and technology industries, including at William Morris Endeavor, Paramount Pictures, and Google. Melissa Chief Paramount Currently Paramount's Zukerman Communicatio chief communications ns Officer officer, before which she spent 18 years as managing partner of a communications and public relations advisory firm. Business Leaders Name Role at From Past Experience and Skydance Other Details Casey Co-Chair and WBD Currently serves as Bloys Chief Chairman and CEO, HBO Content and Max Content.
He Officer, joined HBO in 2004 and Skydance DTC rose through roles including Executive Vice President of HBO Programming and President of HBO Programming. George Co-Chair and Paramount He has been in charge Cheeks Chief of CBS Studios for the Content past six years and Officer, Co-CEO of Paramount Skydance TV Global. Dana Co-Chair, Paramount Served as Chief Goldberg Skydance Creative Officer Motion of Skydance Media, Picture having joined in 2010 Group as President of Production. Josh Co-Chair, Paramount Former president of Greenstei Skydance Sony Motion Picture n Motion Group.
Picture Group James Co-Chairman, WBD Creative force behind Gunn DC Studios WBD's 2025 blockbuster Superman and the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Peter Co-Chairman, WBD Previously founded and Safran DC Studios led The Safran Company, producing globally successful franchises including The Conjuring, Aquaman and Shazam! Jean-Bria Co-Chair and WBD Most recently served c Chief as CEO and President Perrette Business of Global Streaming Officer, and Games for Warner Skydance TV Bros Discovery. and Skydance Earlier, he spent 11 DTC years at NBCUniversal, where he helped create Hulu.
News Executive Leadership Team Name Role at From Past Experience and Skydance Other Details Mark Chairman and WBD Previously served as Thompson Editor-in-Ch President and CEO of ief, CNN the New York Times Worldwide Company. From 2004 to 2012, he was director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Bari Editor-in-Ch Paramount Weiss is also the Weiss ief, CBS Editor-in-Chief of the News Free Press, which was acquired by Skydance in 2025. She worked on the opinion pages of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
com; +91 9916364306)