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CHAIRMAN AND CEO DAVID ELLISON ANNOUNCES YNON KREIZ CO-CEO OF THE ANTICIPATED COMBINED PARAMOUNT AND WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY AT CLOSING TO HELP BUILD THE NEXT-GENERATION GLOBAL...

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What happened

Paramount has appointed Mattel's CEO, Ynon Kreiz, as its new co-CEO, and he will also join the company's board of directors, effective October 5.

Source

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY ) (the "Company") today disclosed that David Ellison has announced Ynon Kreiz as Co-CEO of the anticipated merged company, effective at closing. Kreiz, who will start at Paramount, effective October 5, 2026, joins Ellison from Mattel, a leading global play and family entertainment company where he has served as Chairman and CEO since 2018, leading an unprecedented transformation of the business and the execution of its multi-platform, brand-centric strategy. Upon closing, Ellison will remain Chairman and CEO of the newly combined company, and Kreiz will serve as Co-CEO and join the Board of Directors. Together, they will oversee the combined company's businesses, which will report jointly to both. Ellison's appointment of Kreiz caps a long-term plan: pursue both Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, then partner with a leading executive of his caliber to integrate, operationalize and manage the businesses as they build one of the most ambitious next-generation media companies in the industry's history. Together, Ellison and Kreiz will lead the anticipated combined company as one team, pairing complementary skillsets to maximize the full upside of the merger under a comprehensive long-term strategy. Ellison will focus on the company's long-term strategy, creative vision and direction...

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From the Signal API record
Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Ynon Kreizco-CEO
Takes effect
Oct 5, 2026

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People

  • Ynon Kreizco-CEO · Named in the story

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors
  • management

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Sep 30, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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    "title": "CHAIRMAN AND CEO DAVID ELLISON ANNOUNCES YNON KREIZ CO-CEO OF THE ANTICIPATED COMBINED PARAMOUNT AND WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY AT CLOSING TO HELP BUILD THE NEXT-GENERATION GLOBAL MEDIA COMPANY",
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