Former Paramount Pictures chairwoman Sherry Lansing and Oracle Chief Executive Safra A. Catz join David Ellison on Paramount Skydance's 10-member board of directors.

The current Paramount Global directors will step down upon the close of the combination, including controlling shareholder and non-executive chairwoman Shari Redstone, Linda Griego, Susan Schuman and recent appointees Mary Boies, Charles Ryan and Roanne Sragow Licht.

David Ellison’s Skydance Media today unveiled the full slate of director designees for the new Paramount Skydance. They will be elected and begin serving on the Paramount board effective at the closing of the proposed merger Thursday.