Skydance Media Names President & COO

SANTA MONICA: Skydance Media has elevated Jesse Sisgold to the post of president and chief operating officer, effective immediately, in addition to extending the contracts of four top executives.

The promotion reflects Sisgold’s increased role in helping to set and carry out the overall strategy and growth plan for Skydance Media, while managing key operations across all units. Sisgold also oversees the business affairs and business development, interactive, international acquisitions and sales, and licensing divisions. Sisgold has been COO since 2014 and continues to report to CEO David Ellison.

“Jesse has played an instrumental role in building Skydance Media into a multi-faceted media company and has contributed greatly to the growth of our feature film, television and interactive businesses,” said Ellison. “It is thanks in large part to Jesse’s dedication and efforts over the last three years that we are so well-positioned to continue to expand the reach of the Skydance brand on a global basis.”

“To be part of the leadership team of a company that is on such an accelerated growth trajectory and expanding in all the right directions is incredibly gratifying and I am excited about the very bright future ahead for Skydance,” added Sisgold.

In addition, Skydance has entered into new multiyear contracts with the chief creative officer, Dana Goldberg; CFO Larry Wasserman; the chief marketing officer, Anne Globe; and the president of television, Marcy Ross.

Ellison commented: “I am thrilled that Dana, Larry, Anne and Marcy have all made new, multiyear commitments to Skydance. Each has contributed in very significant ways to the success of the company to date and I could not be more optimistic about our future than I am today with this seasoned executive bench as its backbone.”