David Ellison Paramount Skydance Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Paramount Skydance has named Scale AI chief financial officer Dennis K. Cinelli to its board of directors. Cinelli will act as an independent director on the board, effective immediately. His appointment expands the board to 11 directors, following the post-merger appointments of new CEO David Ellison as chair, Sherry Lansing, former head of Paramount Pictures, Oracle CEO Safra Catz and RedBird Capital Partners' Gerry Cardinale. Barbara Byrne, former vice chairman of British investment bank Barclays PLC, is the lone holdover from the old board and will sit as an independent director, as will Lansing and Cinelli. Related Stories Movies Marc Weinstock Exits as Paramount's President of Worldwide Marketing Business Dan Rather Warns Paramount Buying Warner Bros. Discovery "Would Change CNN Forever" Paramount Skydance pointed to his work in AI as "a valuable resource in advancing Paramount's growth objective." Ellison has spoken about bringing more technology and innovation to the company under his leadership as a way to compete with Netflix and YouTube. To that end, the company recently announced the hiring of Dane Glasgow, who was most recently a vice president at Facebook, as its new chief product officer. Before serving as CFO of Scale AI, which helps companies and governments build and manage AI models, Cinelli worked as an executive at Uber, including vice president of global strategic finance. He also previously worked as CFO for GE Ventures, General Electric's corporate venture capital business. "We're thrilled to welcome Dennis to our board. He brings a unique blend of operational expertise and financial insight, shaped by his strong track record in driving cross-functional growth and embracing emerging technologies. His proven ability to pair fiscal discipline with a bold, forward-looking approach makes him an exceptional addition to our team as we continue to advance Paramount's strategic vision and long-term growth," Ellison said. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Theater Broadway Box Office: 'Hamilton' Hits $3.8M As Leslie Odom Jr. Returns Webtoon Webtoon Shares Soar on Disney Digital Comics Partnership Deal for Marvel, 'Star Wars' Content Transformers Hasbro Entertainment President Olivier Dumont Exits golf Amazon Adds Coverage of The Masters to Sports Lineup Video Games TV Adaptations of Video Games Are Creating Millions of New Players Shari Redstone Shari Redstone's Next Act: Mogul Named Chair of 'We Will Dance Again' and 'Bad Boy' Studio Sipur Theater Broadway Box Office: 'Hamilton' Hits $3.8M As Leslie Odom Jr. Returns Webtoon Webtoon Shares Soar on Disney Digital Comics Partnership Deal for Marvel, 'Star Wars' Content Transformers Hasbro Entertainment President Olivier Dumont Exits golf Amazon Adds Coverage of The Masters to Sports Lineup Video Games TV Adaptations of Video Games Are Creating Millions of New Players Shari Redstone Shari Redstone's Next Act: Mogul Named Chair of 'We Will Dance Again' and 'Bad Boy' Studio Sipur