12 Skydance org charts reveal the execs who gained power in streaming, tech, and more after the Paramount-WBD merger

• Skydance CEO David Ellison has chosen which executives will help him take on Netflix and Disney.
• Paramount bought Warner Bros. Discovery in October, forming a Hollywood giant.
• Here are 12 organizational charts showing who holds power at Skydance.

David Ellison has assembled a leadership team that he hopes will help Skydance compete with media powerhouses like Netflix and Disney.

Skydance has unveiled the executives who will oversee its streaming, tech product, TV, sports, and advertising teams, weeks after completing the mega-merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Ellison’s media giant informed employees of changes to their teams in recent weeks and sent a companywide email on Friday evening with links to memos detailing Skydance’s new leadership.

Business Insider previously reported on the new leaders for Skydance’s product and tech teams under product chief Dane Glasgow, as well as its advertising unit under Jay Askinasi, the chief revenue officer for advertising.

We’re now publishing org charts for each of the teams outlined in Skydance’s email blast to employees, some of which haven’t been previously reported.

It’s the clearest picture yet of Ellison’s leadership team as the media mogul tries to turn the new-look Skydance into a streaming leader — armed with content from HBO, studios Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, CNN, CBS, and cable networks like HGTV, TNT, and MTV.

Several top executives are out amid Skydance’s leadership shake-up, including former Paramount streaming chief Cindy Holland and Warner Bros. film co-chairs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca.

Skydance’s product and tech teams will be led mostly by Paramount execs, as former WBD leaders such as tech chief Avi Saxena and streaming product chief Tyler Whitworth will exit the company. However, Skydance’s streaming business is headlined by longtime HBO chief Casey Bloys and a number of leaders from the WBD side.

Below are the 12 org charts in the order that they appear in the memos or official documents. We’ve added links to certain names for people we’ve covered for further reading. Role descriptions are given in quotes when specific titles weren’t included.

Inside Skydance’s executive leadership team

Here are the direct reports to David Ellison, chairman and CEO, and Ynon Kreiz, co-CEO:

Name Position Andy Gordon President Casey Bloys Co-chair and Chief Content Officer of Skydance DTC George Cheeks Co-chair and Chief Content Officer of Skydance TV Dennis Cinelli Chief Financial Officer Makan Delrahim Chief Legal Officer; President of Global Corporate Affairs Dane Glasgow Chief Product Officer Dana Goldberg Co-Chair, Skydance Motion Picture Group Josh Greenstein Co-Chair, Skydance Motion Picture Group James Gunn Co-Chairman, DC Studios Rebecca Mall Chief Marketing Officer JB Perrette Co-Chair and Chief Business Officer, Skydance TV and DTC Peter Safran Co-Chairman, DC Studios Mark Thompson Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, CNN Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief, CBS News Melissa Zukerman Chief Communications Officer

Here are the direct reports to Andy Gordon, president:

Name Position Tony Driscoll President, Games & Experiences Josh Silverman President, Global Products & Publishing Jim Sterner Chief People Officer Jose Turkienicz President, Global Operations Jeff Silberman EVP, Corporate Strategy; Chief of Staff

Who runs Skydance’s streaming, product, and content businesses

Here are the direct reports to Casey Bloys, co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance DTC:

Name Position Glenn Whitehead President & COO, HBO and Paramount+ Francesca Orsi President, HBO Drama Series and Films Sarah Aubrey Head of Paramount+, Max Originals, and International Programming Amy Gravitt EVP, HBO Programming; Head of HBO & HBO Max Comedy Series Nina Rosenstein EVP, HBO Late Night & Specials Programming Nancy Abraham Co-EVP, HBO Documentary Programming Lisa Heller Co-EVP, HBO Documentary Programming Jeff Cusson EVP and Head of Communications (also reporting to JB Perrette and Mel Zukerman)

Here are the direct reports to Dane Glasgow, chief product officer:

Name Position Lakshman Nathan EVP, Chief Information Officer Carlo Joseph EVP, Chief Information Security Officer Jim Harrison EVP, Infrastructure, Broadcast, and Distribution Nick Lee EVP, Media Systems Brinton Miller EVP, Production and Studio Technology James Crossland EVP, Global Content Operations Greg Brentin EVP, Head of Production Platform Hugh Williams EVP, Consumer and Monetization Dan Reich EVP, Head of Consumer Product Management Barak Turovsky EVP, Head of Consumer AI Suzanne Pellican EVP, Head of Design Michael Haydon EVP, Strategy, Operations, and PMO Javoni Faucette Chief of Staff

Here are the direct reports to JB Perrette, co-chair and chief business officer, Skydance TV and DTC:

Name Position Jay Askinasi Chief Revenue Officer, Advertising Ray Hopkins President, Distribution David Decker President, Content Sales Jeff Cusson EVP and Head of Communications (also reporting to Casey Bloys and Mel Zukerman) Shauna Spenley Chief Marketing Officer, Global DTC and International TV Trey Turner Chief Operating Officer, International Josh Walker Chief Operating Officer, DTC Andrew Georgiou Interim President & MD, Europe & Africa James Gibbons President & MD, APAC & MENA Kasia Kieli President & MD, Poland Fernando Medin President and MD, LATAM/US Hispanic Leah Hooper Regional Streaming Lead for Europe

Here are the direct reports to George Cheeks, co-chair and content chief of Skydance TV:

Name Position Channing Dungey Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group David Stapf President of CBS Studios Matt Thunell President of Paramount Television Studios David Berson Chairman of Skydance Global Sports Group Amy Reisenbach President of CBS Entertainment Tom Cibrowski President of CBS News Bryon Rubin Chief Operating Officer Laurel Weir EVP, Strategic Insights & Research Mike Benson Chief Marketing Officer Chris Ender EVP, Communications

Here are the direct reports to David Berson, chairman of Skydance’s global sports group:

Name Position Jeff Gerttula EVP and Managing Director Craig Barry EVP and Chief Content Officer Patty Power EVP, Operations and Engineering Dan Weinberg EVP, Programming Chris Carter EVP, Chief Financial Officer Kelly Dunne EVP, Marketing Jen Sabatelle EVP, Communications Bryn Berglund SVP, Human Resources Doug Bernstein SVP, Insights and Audience Strategy Kevin Glidewell SVP, Legal Deanna O’Toole SVP, Business Affairs

Who heads up Skydance’s revenue, finance, and operations teams

Here are the direct reports to Jay Askinasi, chief revenue officer for advertising:

Name Position Danielle Carney Head of US Sales Jill Steinhauser Head of Ad Partnerships Christine Hong Head of Revenue Operations Chris Brady Head of Skydance Media Labs Ed Romaine Head of Ad Marketing Evan Giamanco Head of Product Strategy and Measurement Steve Ellis Chief Operating Officer for Advertising Lee Sears President of Ad Sales for International Markets

Here are the direct reports to Dennis Cinelli, chief financial officer:

Name Position Kevin Creighton EVP, Corporate Finance & Treasury Todd Davis EVP, Head of Global Tax Kathy Gill-Charest EVP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer Sandy Pundmann EVP & Chief Audit Risk Officer Simon Robinson EVP & Chief Business Transformation Officer Mark Badagliacca EVP & CFO, Film Patrick Cavanaugh EVP & CFO, Distribution Nitin Chawla EVP & CFO, Global Content Sales Adam Cohn EVP & CFO, CNN Eric Gray EVP & CFO, TV Studios Christine Hong EVP & CFO of Advertising and Head of Revenue Operations Kedar Nadkarni EVP, CFO & Head of Strategy and Insights, Consumer Products and Publishing Ben Paul EVP & CFO, Games & Experiences Josh Walker EVP & CFO, Streaming Liz Wright EVP & CFO, Skydance TV Segment

Here are the direct reports to Jim Sterner, chief people officer:

Name Position Kathryn Adams HR partner to Mark Thompson (CNN) Whitney Delich HR partner to George Cheeks (Skydance TV) Mehmet Dilsiz HR partner to Bari Weiss (CBS News) Josh Hedges HR partner to Dane Glasgow (Product) Alison Landrigan HR leader for the Global Manager Experience Partner (MxP) team Trisha North HR leader for International Talia Robinson HR partner to Dana Goldberg & Josh Greenstein (Skydance Motion Picture Group) and James Gunn & Peter Safran (DC Studios) Jennifer Shuffer HR partner to Andy Gordon (President) and Casey Bloys (Skydance DTC) John Wilson HR partner to corporate leaders Dennis Cinelli (CFO), Makan Delrahim (Legal), Rebecca Mall (Marketing), Melissa Zukerman (Communications), and Jim Sterner (People) Johan Eerenstein EVP, Rewards and Experience Team Scott Kosinski “Leading the Global Talent Acquisition team” Katie Paarlberg “Leading HR Business Operations” Gaby Torian “Continuing to support [Jim Sterner] and the HR organization”

Here are the direct reports to Jose Turkienicz, president of global operations:

Name Position Brian Rauch EVP, Chief Operating Officer Dan Dark EVP, Global Studio Operations David Zagnoli SVP, Head of Corporate Aviation Jenn Callan SVP, Global Operations, Strategic Initiatives Justine Turpin EVP, Head of Global Business Services (GBS) Rick Warmack EVP, Chief Security Officer Tony Felando EVP, Chief Procurement Officer Trupti Patel EVP, Head of Global Real Estate

Here are the direct reports to Melissa Zukerman, chief communications officer:

Name Position Laura Watson EVP, Head of Corporate, Executive and Strategic Communications Shannon Buck EVP, Corporate Communications and Media Relations Virginia Fout EVP, Global and Executive Events Deborah Marcus SVP, Head of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Jeff Cusson EVP, Head of Communications for DTC (also reporting to Casey Bloys and JB Perrette)

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