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Stephanie and Paul Levesque Join the WWE Board of Directors

Posted: Feb 26th, '15, 13:40
by cero2k
Source: corporate.wwe.com

WWE sent us the following:
WWE® ELECTS STEPHANIE MCMAHON, PAUL LEVESQUE AND ROBYN PETERSON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAMFORD, Conn., February 26, 2015 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative Paul Levesque and Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product for Mashable Robyn Peterson have been elected to its Board of Directors.

“The appointments of Stephanie, Paul and Robyn to WWE’s Board of Directors will be invaluable to the company as we continue to transform our business and look toward a new era of unprecedented growth,” said WWE Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Vince McMahon. “I am confident that our Board of Directors and senior management team is stronger than ever and well-positioned for future success.”

Stephanie McMahon, WWE’s Chief Brand Officer, is responsible for leading the company’s efforts to further enhance its global brand reputation among key constituencies including business partners, advertisers, media, investors and the public sector. She serves as the company’s brand ambassador and works with WWE’s business units to support key growth initiatives. McMahon is the primary spokesperson for WWE's corporate social responsibility initiatives and is participating in the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship, an international leadership exchange program for outstanding professionals. She began her career with WWE in 1998 as an Account Executive for WWE’s sales office in New York City, in addition to being a TV personality, and she has overseen multiple business areas including WWE's Creative, Talent Relations, Talent Brand Management, Live Events, Digital, Social and Mobile businesses.

Paul Levesque has more than 20 years of experience at WWE as an executive and performer. Well known as WWE Superstar Triple H®, Levesque is also WWE’s Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative, leading the talent development and talent relations departments responsible for recruiting and training the company’s Superstars and Divas. He recently oversaw the development and launch of the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, which serves as the home to WWE’s talent developmental system, NXT. Levesque also oversees all business operations for the more than 320 annual live events, including scheduling, ticket pricing strategy and promotion, and continues to play an integral role behind-the-scenes as a director and producer shaping the storylines in WWE’s programming.

Robyn Peterson, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product for Mashable, is a seasoned technology executive with more than 15 years of experience in web, mobile and video product development. Peterson is a member of Mashable's Operating Committee, where he directs product strategy and development and manages the product, design and engineering teams. Peterson led the redesign of Mashable.com in 2012 which ushered in a 100 percent increase in mobile page views, pages-per-visit and ad engagement, and oversees the development of Mashable’s Velocity platform, a technology that predicts and tracks the viral life cycle of digital media content. Prior to Mashable, Peterson was the head of product at Next Issue Media, the magazine and newspaper consortium funded by News Corp., Conde Nast, Time Inc., Meredith and Hearst. Earlier in his career, Peterson served as Vice President for Technology and Product for NBCUniversal.
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Re: Stephanie and Paul Levesque Join the WWE Board of Direct

Posted: Feb 26th, '15, 16:08
by Big Red Machine
Okay... not sure what this changes.

Re: Stephanie and Paul Levesque Join the WWE Board of Direct

Posted: Feb 27th, '15, 03:38
by kirbs2002
Big Red Machine wrote:Okay... not sure what this changes.
Most likely only their bank account.

Re: Stephanie and Paul Levesque Join the WWE Board of Direct

Posted: Feb 27th, '15, 07:27
by Big Red Machine
kirbs2002 wrote:
Big Red Machine wrote:Okay... not sure what this changes.
Most likely only their bank account.
And probably gives them a little more mainstream business-world cred.

Re: Stephanie and Paul Levesque Join the WWE Board of Direct

Posted: Feb 27th, '15, 08:44
by cero2k
Big Red Machine wrote:
kirbs2002 wrote:
Big Red Machine wrote:Okay... not sure what this changes.
Most likely only their bank account.
And probably gives them a little more mainstream business-world cred.
this also brings a bit more power to the McMahon family, with CEO Vince getting old, there's always the potential that the board could consider dropping him if he does another crazy decision like putting WM on the network (they lost millions last year for this), this way Vince makes sure he always has backup in the table.

Re: Stephanie and Paul Levesque Join the WWE Board of Direct

Posted: Mar 2nd, '15, 07:06
by Nic/Phreak
I think it was a big mistake putting wwe on the stock market and have a board that Vince has to make happy by lining their pockets

He didn't need this, his dad didn't need this n it just seems since all this the company has been on a down slope

Re: Stephanie and Paul Levesque Join the WWE Board of Direct

Posted: Mar 2nd, '15, 07:39
by Big Red Machine
Nic/Phreak wrote:I think it was a big mistake putting wwe on the stock market and have a board that Vince has to make happy by lining their pockets

He didn't need this, his dad didn't need this n it just seems since all this the company has been on a down slope
Except for the first few years, when they hit their highest point ever. Going public has little to do with it. The real issue is creative and talent-development failings.