{
  "id": 3764717,
  "title": "Dolby Laboratories Hires Meta, Amazon and Xbox Alum Marc Whitten as CEO as Kevin Yeaman Retires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/dolby-laboratories-hires-meta-amazon-and-xbox-alum-marc-whitten-as",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:28:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/dolby-marc-whitten-ceo-kevin-yeaman-retires-1236845166/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dolby Laboratories has hired veteran tech exec Marc Whitten as president and CEO. He takes over the position from Kevin Yeaman, who is stepping down as chief executive of the audio and video technology company after 17 years. The company said it selected Whitten to lead the company as part of “a thoughtful, long-term succession […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}