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.

Ellison is set to serve as the future chairman and CEO of the Paramount studio. Former Paramount Pictures head Sherry Lansing is proposed to sit as an independent director, while Oracle Corp CEO Safra A. Catz, whose company is aligned with former CEO Larry Ellison, father of David Ellison, is also tapped for the new boardroom.

Skydance Media on Monday rolled out the new executive leadership team ahead of this week’s long-stalled $8 billion merger with Paramount Global. Skydance CEO David Ellison, the son of billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison,