{
  "id": 12478226,
  "title": "Skydance Sets Board With Laurene Powell Jobs, Bobby Kotick New Directors, Tony Blair As Advisor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/skydance-sets-board-with-laurene-powell-jobs-bobby-kotick-new",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T22:03:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/skydancs-board-of-directors-laurene-powell-jobs-bobby-kotick-1237148375/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Skydance has announced its new board of directors, effective immediately. The board is led by chairman and CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz. Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective, and Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision, have been appointed as independent directors.\n\nThe board also includes several other members, such as Barclays PLC Vice Chair Barbara Byrne, Unrivaled Sports Chairman and CEO Andy Campion, and Oracle Executive Vice Chair Safra Catz. According to Deadline, the new board will help Skydance build on its legacy.\n\nFormer UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will serve as an advisor to the company. David Ellison expressed his delight in welcoming Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick to the board and honoring Tony Blair as an advisor, citing the experience and fresh perspectives they bring to the company.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs Join Skydance Board of Directors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/bobby-kotick-and-laurene-powell-jobs-join-skydance-board-of-directors",
        "published": "2026-10-06T21:26:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Skydance Adds Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick to Board of Directors, Tony Blair to Advise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/skydance-adds-laurene-powell-jobs-and-bobby-kotick-to-board-of",
        "published": "2026-10-06T21:39:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Skydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/skydance-adds-bobby-kotick-and-laurene-powell-jobs-to-board-taps-tony",
        "published": "2026-10-06T21:40:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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