Skydance Media announces executive leadership changes

Skydance Media is undergoing significant leadership transitions following its merger with Paramount. Jesse Sisgold, the former president and COO who most recently led Paramount’s Sports Entertainment division, is exiting the company. Sisgold, who joined Skydance in 2014, will join strategic partner RedBird Capital Partners as a senior C-suite advisor for their sports and entertainment portfolio.

In a separate leadership restructuring, Skydance Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer George Cheeks has finalized a leadership team for Skydance TV. The new structure includes Channing Dungey overseeing Warner Bros. Television Group, Matt Thunell leading Paramount Television Studios, and David Stapf and Amy Reisenbach continuing to lead CBS Studios and CBS Entertainment. Byron Rubin has been named Skydance TV’s Chief Operating Officer, with expanded oversight of the CBS Televisions Group. Additionally, David Berson will lead Skydance’s Global Sports Group.