The integration of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery has birthed a new corporate entity called Skydance Corp., and the board wasted no time in mapping out its command structure. Chairman and CEO David Ellison, together with co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, presented a comprehensive leadership roster that stretches across film production, television, direct-to-consumer streaming, gaming, live experiences, and consumer-product divisions. The announced team is positioned to harness iconic intellectual properties—from Star Trek and Harry Potter to Game of Thrones—and translate them into cross-platform experiences for fans worldwide.
Gaming, experiences and consumer products take shape
Andy Gordon, Skydance president, assigned Tony Driscoll as president of games and experiences. Driscoll, who previously oversaw the launch of Paramount’s nascent game studio, will now command a merged development engine that fuses Paramount Games Studio with Warner Bros. Games’ internal teams, including Avalanche Software, NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady Studios, TT Games, and the Montreal and Boston studios. The combined unit will manage titles based on a staggering slate of IP, such as Star TrekMission: ImpossibleSpongeBob SquarePantsSouth ParkAvatar: The Last AirbenderThe GodfatherHarry Potter the DC Universe, Mortal KombatThe MatrixRick and Morty and Game of Thrones. Josh Silverman was appointed president of global products and publishing tasked with turning these worlds into tangible merchandise and publishing ventures.
Film, television and streaming leadership
The motion-picture side will be overseen by Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, the former co-chairs of Paramount Pictures, who now serve as co-chairs of the Skydance Motion Picture Group. Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group heads Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca are not joining the new entity, but the combined studio retains James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-heads of DC Studios ensuring continuity for the DC cinematic universe. On the television front, George Cheeks has become co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance TV while Casey Bloys assumes the same dual role for Skydance DTC streaming. Both will report directly to Ellison and Kreiz, aligning linear and over-the-top strategies under a single vision.
Corporate and operational anchors
Beyond creative divisions, the corporate backbone has been reinforced. Dennis Cinelli will serve as chief financial officer, Makan Delrahim as chief legal officer and president of global corporate affairs, and Dane Glasgow as chief product officer. Rebecca Mall and Melissa Zukerman will steer marketing and communications respectively, while Jim Sterner remains chief people officer, guiding HR across the expanded enterprise. Jose Turkienicz continues as president of global operations, focusing on simplifying processes and accelerating time-to-market for new ideas. Jeff Silberman, the president’s chief of staff, will also retain his role as executive vice president of corporate strategy.
Ellison summed up the ambition in a written note to staff: “We’re investing in our future growth engines alongside our core ambitions in TV, film and direct-to-consumer. Games, experiences, consumer products and publishing are core pillars of our strategy to build engagement and fandom in both the physical and digital worlds.” Driscoll echoed this sentiment, promising a global meet-and-greet tour from Los Angeles to Tokyo to cement the collaborative culture across studios.
