Paramount Skydance Board to Include Sherry Lansing, Oracle’s Safra Katz and More

Skydance Media announced the full slate of 10 directors for Paramount Skydance Corp., the company resulting from its merger with Paramount Global.

The directors will be elected and begin serving on the Paramount board effective at the completion of the proposed merger with Paramount, expected to close Aug. 7. The current Paramount Global directors, including Shari Redstone, will step down upon the close of the combination.

The Paramount board will consist of 10 directors, including three independent directors. The majority of the board is comprised of the largest shareholders of the company, “further underscoring the deep commitment to building long-term value for all stakeholders,” according to Skydance.

The new directors are:

David Ellison, Future Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Paramount
Barbara Byrne, Former Vice Chairman of Barclays PLC (Independent Director)
Gerry Cardinale, Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer, RedBird Capital Partners
Safra A. Catz, CEO, Oracle Corporation
Andy Gordon, Future Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Paramount
Justin G. Hamill, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer, Silver Lake (Independent Director)
Sherry Lansing, Former Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures (Independent Director)
Paul Marinelli, President, Lawrence Investments, LLC
Jeff Shell, Future President, Paramount
John L. Thornton, Chairman of RedBird Capital Partners

It’s worth noting that Katz, who has headed Larry Ellison’s Oracle since 2014, stepped down from Disney’s board in 2024.

David Ellison, the future chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance, said in a statement: “We are thrilled and honored to welcome this truly outstanding group of director-designees to our Board. They are dynamic leaders whose impact spans industries and whose reputations resonate across the business world globally. The legacy of Paramount is one of our greatest strategic assets and it is our strong desire and fiduciary duty to honor that history while positioning the business for sustained value creation. These highly qualified, world-class executives share in our commitment and will play a critical role in guiding the future direction of our combined company, and we are deeply grateful for their willingness to serve.”