Skydance appoints Robert Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to board

Skydance Corporation (SKYD) appointed Robert A. Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to its board of directors, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.

The appointments are effective as of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated Feb. 27, 2026, by and among Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., Skydance Corporation, and Prince Sub Inc.

Kotick, 63, will serve as a member of the board's Nominating and Governance Committee. Kotick served as the chief executive officer of Activision Blizzard Inc. and as a member of its board of directors from 1991 until 2023, and as chairman from 1991 to 2008. He also served on the boards of The Coca-Cola Company, Yahoo! Inc., and Macromedia Inc.

Powell Jobs, 62, is the founder and president of Emerson Collective. She is the majority investor and chair of the board of The Atlantic, and the lead investor of Anonymous Content and Concordia Studio through Emerson Collective. She also serves on the boards of the Waverley Street Foundation, College Track, the XQ Institute, Chicago CRED, and the Ford Foundation.

Each of Kotick and Powell Jobs are eligible to participate in the company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, including receipt of a pro-rated annual award upon their appointments. Both directors have also entered into the company's standard indemnification agreement for directors and officers.