Meta announced the election of John Elkann, and Charlie Songhurst to its board of administrators as properly through a weblog publish.
The announcement praises Dana White for his management, beneath which the UFC has grown into a world sports activities phenomenon, internet hosting over 40 annual occasions and broadcasting to 975 million households throughout greater than 170 international locations.
I’ve by no means been inquisitive about becoming a member of a board of administrators till I acquired the supply to hitch Meta’s board. I’m an enormous believer that social media and AI are the long run. I’m very excited to hitch this unbelievable group 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 subsequent stage.
– Dana White, President and CEO of UFC, January 2025
John Elkann, CEO of Exor, expressed his gratitude for the chance to contribute to the way forward for one of the influential corporations of the twenty first century. He said his eagerness to convey his international expertise and long-term perspective to Meta’s board as the corporate continues advancing innovation and expertise. Elann can also be Govt Chair of Ferrari and Stellantis, has been instrumental in reworking Fiat and driving main mergers that formed the worldwide automotive trade.
Charlie Songhurst shared his enthusiasm about becoming a member of Meta’s board, highlighting his firsthand expertise with the corporate’s potential to scale new merchandise and increase its AI and enterprise capabilities. Songhurst is a world expertise investor with a portfolio of over 500 startups, specializing in AI and enterprise software program. A former Microsoft government, he performed a key function in strategic acquisitions, together with Yahoo and Skype.
