Skydance Media today unveiled the full slate of director designees for the new Paramount Skydance, who will be elected and begin serving on the Paramount Board effective at the closing of the proposed merger on Thursday.

Gerry Cardinale’s firm RedBird Capital Partners is investing $1.8 billion alongside Skydance in the $8 billion Paramount deal. Here’s how he will wield influence.

Longtime Ellison lieutenant Dana Goldberg will run Paramount Pictures with former Sony executive, Josh Greenstein. Only one senior Paramount executive, George Cheeks, will remain after this week's Skydance takeover.