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C-Suite Shocker: David Ellison Adds a Co-CEO for Merged Paramount-WBD

Headline from Adweek, from the development of Sep 30, 2026

Newest development Oct 1, 2026 · 2 reportsYnon Kreiz, Newly Minted Co-CEO Of Paramount, To Get Pay Bump After WBD Merger Close

Ynon Kreiz will join the combined Paramount and WBD to lead alongside Ellison.

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    C-Suite Shocker: David Ellison Adds a Co-CEO for Merged Paramount-WBD

    Headline from Adweek ·

  2. Newest

    Ynon Kreiz, Newly Minted Co-CEO Of Paramount, To Get Pay Bump After WBD Merger Close

    Headline from Deadline ·

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  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz May Be Heading to David Ellison’s Paramount-Warner Bros. (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Kreiz announced his exit from the toy giant Wednesday morning, and the rumor mill is buzzing that he may be heading to a top role at the combined media giant.

  2. Variety

    David Ellison Recruits Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz for Senior Role at Merged Paramount-Warner Bros. (opens Variety)

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    Ynon Kreiz, who is stepping down as CEO of Mattel after eight years, will join David Ellison’s Paramount — which is on the brink of closing its mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery — in a senior management role, according to two industry sources.

  3. Adweek

    C-Suite Shocker: David Ellison Adds a Co-CEO for Merged Paramount-WBD (opens Adweek)

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    Ynon Kreiz will join the combined Paramount and WBD to lead alongside Ellison.

  4. New York Post

    Paramount-Warner Bros. expected to tap Mattel CEO for top job — either as president or co-CEO: sources (opens New York Post)

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    Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz is expected to take a top executive role at the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery media giant -- either president or co-CEO of the combined companies, sources told The Post.

  5. Deadline

    Ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz In Line For High-Level Paramount Exec Post (opens Deadline)

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    Former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz has talked with Paramount CEO David Ellison about taking on a senior executive role, sources familiar with the discussions tell Deadline. Mattel announced Wednesday morning that Kreiz was stepping down after a succession process, with former Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch ta…

  6. Variety

    David Ellison Taps Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz to Be Co-CEO of Merged Paramount-Warner Bros. (opens Variety)

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    Ynon Kreiz, who is stepping down as CEO of Mattel after eight years, will join David Ellison’s Paramount — which is expected to close its mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery on Oct. 6 — as co-CEO of the new company, Paramount announced.

  7. Bloomberg

    Paramount Names Kreiz Co-CEO With Warner Bros. Acquisition Near (opens Bloomberg)

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    Paramount Skydance Corp.’s David Ellison named former Mattel Inc. chief Ynon Kreiz to the new position of co-CEO, bringing in an established media executive and corporate leader as he looks to create a new entertainment giant with the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

  8. Deadline

    Ynon Kreiz Anointed Co-CEO Of Newly Minted ParaBros; David Ellison Says Mega-Studio Is “Transformational Moment For Our Industry” (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Mere minutes after a federal judge signed-off on the antitrust settlement deal between Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery and a dozen blue state Attorneys General, David Ellison has unveiled a co-CEO for his $111 billion merger company.

  9. The Hollywood Reporter

    Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz Named As Co-CEO of David Ellison’s Paramount-Warner Bros. (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The veteran exec will run day-to-day operations, alongside Ellison.

  10. Insider

    David Ellison just picked Mattel's Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO of the merged Paramount-WBD (opens Insider)

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    David Ellison will share the reins of the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery with former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz.

  11. Financial Times

    Paramount names Mattel boss co-CEO as it looks to close Warner Bros deal (opens Financial Times)

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    Ynon Kreiz appointed as the entertainment company looks to integrate two of the most storied entertainment studios

  12. Insider

    Here's what David Ellison told Paramount employees about the new co-CEO he just hired (opens Insider)

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    Paramount Skydance's David Ellison just introduced new co-CEO Ynon Kreiz ahead of its $110 billion deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

  13. Quartz

    Paramount named Mattel's departing CEO as co-CEO of its Warner Bros. Discovery merger (opens Quartz)

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    Ynon Kreiz, who led Mattel for eight years, will join Paramount on Oct. 5 and take over day-to-day operations of the combined company at closing

  14. Cheddar

    Paramount-Warner Merger Gets a New Power Player (opens Cheddar)

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    Paramount Chairman and CEO David Ellison has named Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO of the anticipated combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.

  15. Variety

    Ynon Kreiz, as Co-CEO of Paramount, to Receive Pay Package Worth More Than $46.5 Million (opens Variety)

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    Ynon Kreiz, as David Ellison’s right-hand man at the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery, is getting a big pay bump over his pay package as CEO of Mattel. Kreiz, 61, signed an initial five-year employment contract with Paramount. He starts Oct.

  16. Deadline

    Ynon Kreiz, Newly Minted Co-CEO Of Paramount, To Get Pay Bump After WBD Merger Close (opens Deadline)

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    Former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz, who was tapped Wednesday as Co-CEO of the soon-to-merge Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, will collect at least $35.1 million a year by 2027. In an SEC filing Thursday, Paramount laid out terms of the new exec’s 5-year contract and said its board of directors approv…

  17. The Jewish Voice

    Israeli-Born Yinon Kreiz Rises to Hollywood’s Pinnacle as Co-CEO of Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Giant (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    Israeli-Born Yinon Kreiz Rises to Hollywood’s Pinnacle as Co-CEO of Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Giant By: Jason Ostedder Israeli-born media executive Ynon Kreiz is poised to assume one of the most powerful positions in the global entertainment industry, becoming co-chief executive of the enormo…

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