UFC CEO Dana White elected to Meta board
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The news: Meta Platforms has announced the appointment of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president and CEO Dana White to its board.
The context: Meta announced that White, along with John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst will join its board.
White, who leads the world's leading mixed martial arts organisation UFC, was a vocal supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump's campaign last year.
Elkann is CEO of Exor, one of the largest European investment companies, controlled by the Agnelli family. He is also executive chair of Ferrari and Stellantis.
Songhurst is a technology investor and former general manager and head of global corporate strategy at Microsoft, where he led the company's acquisitions of Yahoo and Skype.
What they said: Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said: "Dana, John and Charlie will add a depth of expertise and perspective that will help us tackle the massive opportunities ahead with AI, wearables and the future of human connection".
White said: "I’ve never been interested in joining a board of directors until I got the offer to join Meta’s board. I am a huge believer that social media and AI are the future".
The source: Meta Platforms media release
