Skydance Sports Latest to Lock Executive Roster Following Merger
David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz set their initial executive leadership right after closing their acquisition of Warner Bros.-Discovery The post Skydance Sports Latest to Lock Executive Roster Following Merger appeared first on TheWrap .
Skydance Sports has finalized its executive roster following its merger with Paramount and Warner Bros. The new chairman, David Berson, outlined the executive structure in a memo. Prominent figures in the new executive team include Jeff Gerttula, who oversees digital, international, strategy, and business development; Craig Barry, who serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer; and Patty Power, who manages operations and engineering.
The announcement also included the departure of several executives, including Nate Smeltz, Harold Bryant, Sophia Constantinides, Patrick Crumb, Donald Knight, and Raphael Poplock, whom Berson praised in the memo. Skydance aims to achieve cost savings of over $6 billion through unspecified layoffs. In a separate memo, Skydance CEO Jeff Ellison and CFO Jason Kreiz introduced a Voluntary Buyout (VBO) Program, offering eligible employees a chance to transition out of the company in a manner that suits them.
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