Skydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser
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Skydance Corp., the entity formed by the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, announced on Tuesday the appointment of Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to its board of directors. Additionally, the company has appointed former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to serve as an adviser.
These appointments are intended to provide strategic guidance to the media company led by David Ellison. The new board members bring backgrounds in the video game industry and philanthropy, respectively, as the company integrates its newly merged operations.
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VarietyFocuses on the corporate structure and the inclusion of Tony Blair
The Hollywood ReporterEmphasizes the professional backgrounds of the new board members