– USA, CT – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the elections of Steve Koonin, Connor Schell, and Nick Khan to its Board of Directors.
“The addition of Steve, Connor and Nick provides WWE and its Board with some of the most accomplished executives in media,” said Chairman & CEO, Vince McMahon. “With such proven track records across our industry, we look forward to their insight and contributions as members of our Board.”
About Steve Koonin
Steve Koonin is the CEO of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, a position he has held since April 2014. Previously, Koonin served as the President of Turner Entertainment Networks overseeing TNT, TBS, truTV, and TCM, following a 14-year run with The Coca-Cola Company where he led marketing and advertising operations.
About Connor Schell
Connor Schell is the founder and CEO of a new unscripted content venture announced with Chernin Entertainment. An award-winning producer of film and television, Schell previously served as Executive Vice President, Content at ESPN. In that role, he was responsible for the development and production globally of all live events, studio, and original content across ESPN’s platforms, products, and services.
About Nick Kahn
Nick Kahn has served as WWE President & Chief Revenue Officer since August 2020. Previously, Khan was Co-Head of the Television Department at Creative Artists Agency LLC, where he represented top broadcasters while also helping to negotiate billions of dollars in media rights deals on behalf of WWE, the Southeastern Conference, and Top Rank Boxing. Khan was a practicing attorney before becoming an agent.
About WWE
WWE, a publicly-traded company is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The Company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 900 million homes worldwide in 28 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, BT Sport, Sony India, and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming, and a massive video-on-demand library and is currently available in more than 180 countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network. The Company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Orlando, Dubai, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Munich, Riyadh, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo.
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