Post-merger memo details executive departures and new tech leadership at Skydance-WBD
A leaked internal memo shows four Warner Bros. Discovery senior tech officers exiting and outlines the new combined leadership, dominated by former Paramount executives.
A confidential memorandum reveals the leadership structure for the Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger valued at $110 billion. It announces that four top WBD executives—chief technology officer Avi Saxena, streaming chief product officer Tyler Whitworth, chief information officer Dave Duvall and chief information security officer Trish Collins Weedon—are leaving, with Duvall, Saxena and Whitworth shifting to advisory positions.
The combined tech and product organization will be led primarily by former Paramount figures: CIO Lakshman Nathan, CISO Carlo Joseph, EVP Jim Harrison and EVP Nick Lee. Retained WBD talent includes Brinton Miller as EVP of production and studio technology and James Crossland as EVP of global content operations. The memo also notes that Skydance’s recent hires from Meta, Microsoft, Google and other tech firms will bolster the new structure, and acknowledges the disruptive nature of the transition.
Why it matters
The reshuffle determines how the $110 billion merger will integrate technology and product teams, affecting future media services.
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