These are the tech and product leaders who survived the Paramount-WBD merger — and the ones who are out
Skydance is consolidating its tech and product team as it decides who should stay on post-merger, a new memo reveals.
Skydance's co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz announced that the company is implementing significant changes to its tech and product leadership following the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Four WBD executives are leaving the company, while most of the leadership will come from Paramount. These changes come just a few weeks after the $110 billion merger was finalized.
Skydance's chief product officer, Dane Glasgow, revealed the new product and tech leadership structure in a memo seen by Business Insider. The new team will consist mostly of Paramount executives who were involved in the company's recent tech transformation. Four top WBD executives are leaving, including Avi Saxena, Tyler Whitworth, Dave Duvall, Trish Collins Weedon, all of whom will continue in an advisory capacity.
Paramount's leaders such as Lakshman Nathan, Carlo Joseph, Jim Harrison, Nick Lee, and Jim Harrison will take charge of the combined tech and product organization. A few WBD executives, including Brinton Miller and James Crossland, will stay on in Skydance's post-merger leadership. Skydance has been focusing on revamping its tech and product team, and the new leadership brings in technical expertise from companies like Meta and Microsoft.
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