Walt Disney Co. CEO Josh D’Amaro, Sony Group Corp. president/CEO Hiroki Totoki and Liberty Media president/CEO Derek Chang are among new executives joining the Paley Center for Media’s board of trustees, while new names to the Paley Los Angeles Board of Governors include Imagine Entertainment co-founder and chairman Brian Grazer.
The new appointees were announced Thursday morning by Hearst executive vice chairman and former CEO Frank A. Bennack, Jr., who is chairman of The Paley Center for Media, and Paley Center president/CEO Maureen J. Reidy.
“The Paley Center’s Board of Trustees and Los Angeles Board of Governors has long brought together some of the most influential leaders across media, business, technology, gaming, and entertainment,” Bennack said in a statement. “The addition of these new members reflects the continued evolution of our Boards and strengthens the Paley Center’s ability to engage with the industries shaping the future of media.”
The full list of new Paley board of trustees, besides Chang, D’Amaro and Totoki, aso include
New York Private Bank and Trust co-chairman of the board Barry Friedberg; Spotify co-CEO and director Alex Norström; TikTok USDS Joint Venture CEO Adam Presser; Verizon CEO Dan Schulman; and Microsoft exec VP/XBOX CEO Asha Sharma.
“For 50 years, the Paley Center has celebrated the stories, voices, and innovations that have shaped the media landscape, and I am honored to have the opportunity to work alongside this extraordinary group of leaders to help carry that legacy forward,” D’Amaro said in a statement. “At Disney, we have always believed in the power of storytelling to connect people across generations, and that mission is deeply aligned with everything the Paley Center stands for.”
Added Totoki: “I have long admired Paley’s mission and its synergies with the gaming, sports, technology, and entertainment sectors, all of which are increasingly important growth areas for Sony. I look forward to working alongside this extraordinary group of distinguished leaders.”
As Paley enters its 50th anniversary year, the board of trustees also includes Alfonso de Angoitia, TelevisaUnivision; David Baszucki, Roblox; Brandon Beck, Riot Games; Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Hearst; Gary B. Bettman, National Hockey League; Aryeh B. Bourkoff, LionTree LLC; David W. Checketts, Checketts Partners Investment Management; Cesar Conde, NBCUniversal News Group; Eddy Cue, Apple, Inc.; Kristin A. Dolan, AMC Global Media Inc.; Andreas Dracopoulos, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF); Cristiana Falcone, BECS Foundation; Mike Fries, Liberty Global; Don Garber, Major League Soccer; Roger Goodell, National Football League; Judy Hart Angelo; John H. Josephson, SESAC Music Group; Mohamed Kande, PwC; Brad Karp, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Robert Kraft, The Kraft Group; Philippe Krakowsky, Omnicom; Ynon Kreiz, Mattel, Inc.; Robert Kyncl, Warner Music Group; Jim Lanzone, Yahoo, Inc.; Mark Lazarus, Versant; Robert D. Manfred, Jr., Major League Baseball; Eli Manning, Ten Till Productions; Paulo Marinho, Grupo Globo; Dennis Mathew, Optimum; Kevin Mayer, Candle Media; Crystal McCrary, GameUp and Get To Yes Productions; Jonathan Miller, Integrated Media Company; Neal Mohan, YouTube; Daniel L. Mosley, William S. Paley Foundation; Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corporation; Alexis Ohanian, Seven Seven Six; Katherine Oliver, Bloomberg Associates; William C. Paley, 2023 LLC; Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry Studios; James Pitaro, ESPN; Marc Pritchard, The Procter & Gamble Company; Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Vivendi; Karthik Rao, Nielsen; Maureen J. Reidy, The Paley Center for Media; Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn; Faiza J. Saeed, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Ted Sarandos, Netflix; Stanley S. Shuman, Allen & Company LLC; Adam Silver, National Basketball Association; Edward Skyler, Citi; David Solomon, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Christina Spade, Catalant; Stephen J. Squeri, American Express Company; Dana Strong, Sky Group; Steven R. Swartz, Hearst; Joseph C. Tsai, Alibaba Group; Gary Vaynerchuk, VaynerMedia; Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Andrew Wilson, Electronic Arts; Jennifer C. Witz, Sirius XM Holdings Inc.; David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.; and Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
As for the L.A. Board of Governors, Grazer joins along with Dave Penski, the CEO of Publicis Connected Media.
That group also includes Bela Bajaria, Netflix; Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate Television Group; Greg Berlanti, Berlanti Productions; Frances Berwick, NBCUniversal Entertainment; Casey Bloys, HBO and HBO MAX Content; Robert A. Boyd II, Tyler Perry Studios; Jim Burtson, CAA; George Cheeks, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation; Jesse Collins, Jesse Collins Entertainment; Channing Dungey, Warner Bros. Television Group & US Networks; Michael E. Kassan, 3C Ventures; Courtney A. Kemp, End of Episode Productions; Daryl Lee, McCann Worldgroup; Isaac Lee, HYBE; Keith Le Goy, Sony Pictures Television; Adam Mosseri, Instagram/Meta; Christian Muirhead, WME; Jennifer Mullin, Fremantle; Connie Orlando, BET Networks; Mary Parent, Legendary Entertainment; Tina Perry, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network; Jennifer Salke; Ben Samek, Banijay Americas; Philip W. Schuman, FTI Delta; Zack Van Amburg, Apple, Inc.; Rob Wade, Fox Entertainment; and Michael Wright,MGM+.
“We are honored to welcome this exceptional group of renowned and respected leaders to the Paley Center’s Board of Trustees and Los Angeles Board of Governors,” Reidy said in a statement. “Each of these distinguished executives stands at the top of their field, bringing unmatched experience, influence, and vision across media, business, technology, gaming, and entertainment. Their expertise and valuable insights will advance our mission and further strengthen Paley’s position as the media industry’s preeminent nonprofit.”