The leadership teams across divisions at the new Skydance are continuing to be hashed out, three weeks after the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger closed.
\n\nOn Friday, Skydance chief communications officer Melissa Zukerman announced the senior members of her team in a memo to staff — and announced the departures of several execs.
\n\nIn her memo, Zuckerman said Skydance has the opportunity to “rethink how we communicate – moving beyond traditional channels and finding new ways to reach people directly.” To that end, the company is launching a “direct to market” function focused on “expanding executive storytelling across our owned-and-operated platforms and identifying new channels and formats.”
\n\nThat, according to Zuckerman, “will give us more ways to tell our own story, in our own voice, directly to the people we want to reach.”
\n\nZuckerman’s four top lieutenants are: Laura Watson, EVP, head of corporate, executive and strategic communications (who joined Paramount in mid-2025 after leaving WBD); Shannon Buck, EVP, corporate communications and media relations (previously head of communications for Paramount+); Virginia Fout, EVP, global and executive events (previously owner/president of V Productions); and Deborah Marcus, SVP, head of corporate social responsibility (who joined Paramount in August 2025).
\n\nZuckerman also thanked the…
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