{"id":873805,"date":"2026-10-07T10:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873805\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:16:11","slug":"skydance-sets-games-experiences-products-and-hr-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873805\/","title":{"rendered":"Skydance Sets Games, Experiences, Products and HR Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSkydance<\/a> president Andy Gordon has solidified leadership positions across key areas outside the newly merged company\u2019s TV and film divisions, including games and experiences, products and publishing, HR and global operations.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdditionally, Skydance has revealed that Paramount and WBD\u2019s games and experiences divisions will be merged into one team which will oversee projects based on IP ranging from Paramount\u2019s \u201cStar Trek,\u201d \u201cMission: Impossible,\u201d \u201cSpongeBob SquarePants,\u201d \u201cSouth Park,\u201d \u201cAvatar: The Last Airbender\u201d and \u201cThe Godfather\u201d to Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cHarry Potter,\u201d DC Universe, \u201cMortal Kombat,\u201d \u201cThe Matrix,\u201d \u201cRick and Morty\u201d and \u201cGame of Thrones.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNotably, this means combining the newly formed Paramount Games Studio with Warner Bros. Games\u2019 internal video game developers, including Avalanche Software (the makers of \u201cHogwarts Legacy\u201d), NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady Studios, TT Games and the WB Games teams in Montreal and Boston.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn an email sent to staff Tuesday evening, which was obtained by Variety, Gordon announced the following:<\/p>\n

Tony Driscoll will be president of games and experiences, in addition to leading corporate strategy and development<\/p>\n

Josh Silverman will be president of global products and publishing<\/p>\n

Jim Sterner will remain chief people officer and continue to lead HR operations<\/p>\n

Jose Turkienicz will continue as president of global operations, including real estate, procurement, and studio operations, with a \u201cfocus on simplifying processes and improving service to our businesses so teams can bring ideas to market faster\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff Silberman will be Gordon\u2019s chief of staff in addition to continuing as executive vice president of corporate strategy<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re investing in our future growth engines alongside our core ambitions in TV, Film and direct-to-consumer: Games, Experiences, Consumer Products, and Publishing,\u201d Gordon wrote. \u201cThese are core pillars of our strategy to build engagement and fandom in both the physical and digital worlds. We want to meet consumers where they watch, play, and engage. At the same time, we see opportunities to build on DC Comics\u2019 storytelling and expand our e-commerce offerings to connect fans with the brands they love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGames and experiences chief Driscoll (who was named head of Paramount\u2019s newly launched video game studio<\/a> in June, a combo of Paramount and Skydance\u2019s gaming assets) laid out early plans for his team in his own memo.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe immerse our guests in theme parks, resorts, restaurants, retail, studio tours and more. We immerse our players in action, adventure, combat, competition and creativity, from \u2018Batman\u2019 to \u2018SpongeBob,’\u201d Driscoll wrote. \u201cAnd no matter your role on this team, you are a creator, builder, operator, and steward of those worlds. We have the opportunity to create amazing spaces where friendships are formed and communities grow. That is only possible because of your hard work and talent. Whether it\u2019s on Zoom or in person, my first priority in the coming weeks is meeting as many of you as I can from LA to London, Montreal to Tokyo, and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Skydance president Andy Gordon has solidified leadership positions across key areas outside the newly merged company\u2019s TV and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":873806,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88,3094],"class_list":["post-873805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-skydance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=873805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/873806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=873805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=873805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}