Former Activision Blizzard chief Bobby Kotick joins new Skydance board

Former Activision Blizzard chief executive officer Bobby Kotick has joined the board of directors of Skydance, Game Developer, The Hollywood Reporter, Instant Gaming News, and Yahoo News UK reported. The appointment follows a $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount to form the combined media conglomerate Skydance, according to Game Developer. [1][3][4][5]

The transaction closed on October 6, 2026, Wikipedia notes. As part of the merger, the video game operations of both original companies are combining, putting Paramount Games Studio alongside Warner Bros. internal development studios, Game Developer reported. [1][8]

Kotick led Activision as chief executive from 1991, and later Activision Blizzard from 2008 until his retirement in December 2023 following its acquisition by Microsoft. Wikipedia also notes that the Santa Monica based video game publisher includes the operating units Activision and Blizzard Entertainment. [6][7]

The newly named Skydance board also features Laurene Powell Jobs as a director, while former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will serve as an advisor, according to reports by The Hollywood Reporter and Yahoo News UK. [3][5]