MENLO PARK, Calif. – Meta right this moment introduced that Dana White, John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst have been elected to the corporate’s board of administrators.
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Meta, mentioned, “Dana, John, and Charlie will add a depth of experience and perspective that may assist us sort out the large alternatives forward with AI, wearables and the way forward for human connection.”
“I’ve by no means been interested by becoming a member of a board of administrators till I acquired the supply to affix Meta’s board. I’m an enormous believer that social media and AI are the long run,” mentioned Dana White, President and CEO of UFC®. “I’m very excited to affix this unimaginable staff and to be taught extra about this enterprise from the within. There’s nothing I really like greater than constructing manufacturers, and I sit up for serving to take Meta to the following stage.”
“I’m honored to have the ability to contribute to the way forward for one of the vital important corporations of the twenty first century,” mentioned John Elkann, CEO of Exor. “I sit up for bringing my world expertise and long-term perspective to the board as Meta continues to form and push the following frontiers of innovation and know-how.”
“As a part of Meta’s advisory group, I’ve seen firsthand the alternatives to scale new merchandise and develop AI and enterprise capabilities, and I’m honored to be requested to affix the board to additional this work,” mentioned Charlie Songhurst.
Dana White serves as President and CEO of UFC®, the world’s main blended martial arts group, and one of the vital invaluable and globally well-liked properties in all of sports activities. White is answerable for the general strategic course of UFC’s world enterprise, which employs over 600 folks throughout 5 continents. Below White’s management, UFC has turn out to be a world sport powerhouse, producing greater than 40 reside occasions yearly in among the most prestigious arenas all over the world, whereas broadcasting to over 975 million households throughout greater than 170 nations. Over the course of his profession, White has acquired quite a few trade and enterprise accolades for his influence and affect in sports activities. Most lately, White was named one of the vital influential figures in sports activities by Sports activities Illustrated (2023) and Sports activities Enterprise Journal (2024), in addition to one of the vital influential executives in media by Selection (2024).
John Elkann is CEO of Exor, one of many largest European funding corporations, managed by the Agnelli household. He’s additionally Government Chair of Ferrari and Stellantis. He started his skilled profession in 2001 at Normal Electrical as a member of the Company Audit Employees, with assignments in Asia, Europe and North America. In 2003, he joined the Fiat Group, and in 2004, he appointed Sergio Marchionne as its CEO, and collectively, they led the profitable turnaround of the enterprise. The corporate would later merge with Chrysler to type FCA after which with PSA in 2021 to create Stellantis. In 2009, Mr. Elkann established Exor with the aim of “constructing nice corporations.” Its portfolio is principally made up of corporations wherein it’s the largest or reference shareholder, reminiscent of Ferrari, Stellantis, CNH, Philips, Christian Louboutin, Juventus Soccer Membership and The Economist Group amongst others. In 2023, Mr. Elkann based Lingotto, an funding administration firm dedicated to long-term and principal investing, wholly owned by Exor. He has additionally been investing in each early- and late-stage ventures globally and launched the Italian Tech Week, now one in all Europe’s most vital tech conferences. Amongst his household’s philanthropic actions, Mr. Elkann is Chair of the Agnelli Basis, a non-profit, unbiased social sciences analysis institute with a give attention to schooling. He’s additionally a board member of MoMA. Born in New York in 1976, Mr. Elkann obtained a scientific baccalauréat from Lycée Victor Duruy in Paris, France, and graduated from Politecnico di Torino, the Engineering College of Turin, Italy.
Charlie Songhurst is a know-how investor who at present invests in additional than 500 startups globally. He has intensive expertise throughout enterprise SaaS, AI and deep tech. He beforehand served as Normal Supervisor and Head of World Company Technique at Microsoft, targeted on partnerships and M&A. As a part of this position, he led the Yahoo and Skype acquisitions. Earlier than working Company Technique, Charlie targeted on the emergence of Google and the expansion of the search trade. Charlie acquired a Bachelor’s diploma in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford College.
Meta’s present board members are: Mark Zuckerberg; Peggy Alford, former Government Vice President, World Gross sales, PayPal Holdings, Inc.; Marc L. Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz; John Arnold, Co-Founder, Arnold Ventures; John Elkann, CEO of Exor; Drew Houston, Co-Founder and CEO, Dropbox, Inc.; Nancy Killefer, Retired Senior Accomplice, McKinsey & Firm; Robert M. Kimmitt, Meta’s Lead Unbiased Director and Senior Worldwide Counsel at WilmerHale LLP; Charlie Songhurst; Hock E. Tan, President and CEO, Broadcom Inc.; Tracey T. Travis, Government Vice President, Senior Adviser to the CEO, The Estée Lauder Corporations, Inc.; Dana White, President and CEO, Final Preventing Championship; and Tony Xu, Co-Founder and CEO, DoorDash, Inc.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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