Nick Khan & More Elected To WWE Board Of Directors

Nick Khan & More Elected To WWE Board Of Directors

WWE has announced three names that have been elected to its Board of Directors, including the company’s President, Nick Khan.

The other names, as had previously been reported, are Connor Schell and Steve Koonin.

WWE’s corporate website writes:

STAMFORD, Conn., June 1, 2021 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE)today announced that Steve Koonin, Connor Schell and Nick Khan have been elected 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 Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “With such proven track records across our industry, we look forward to their insight and contributions as members of our Board.”

Koonin is the Chief Executive Officer 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.

Schell is the founder and Chief Executive Officer 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 event, studio, and original content across ESPN’s platforms, products and services.

Khan 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 (CAA), where he represented top broadcasters while also helping to negotiate billions of dollars in media rights deals on behalf of WWE, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Top Rank Boxing. Khan was a practicing attorney prior to becoming an agent.

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3 years ago by Liam Winnard

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