Warner Bros. Discovery Adds Former Top Twitter Executive And CEO Of IAC To Expanded Board

Warner Bros. Discovery has named Twitter’s former chief operating officer and Wall Street banker Anthony Noto to its board of directors, along with Joey Levin, the CEO of Barry Diller’s IAC.

The appointments come as WBD increases the size of its board to 13 directors.

Noto joined the board as of January 8 and Levin will join on Feb. 1. Both will stand for election at the company’s annual meeting.

Noto, CEO of digital financial services company SoFi Technologies, previously spent four years in executive roles with Twitter (now X) starting after its IPO — where he served as lead banker for the transaction as co-head of Global TMT Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs — through 2018. He was also CFO of the National Football League.

IAC’s Levin has had roles of escalating seniority across IAC’s mergers & acquisitions group, operations, and business management teams over more than two decades career with the company, overseeing growth, acquisitions, and spin-offs, including the initial IPO and subsequent spin-off of Match Group and the private financing and subsequent spin-off of Vimeo.

“We are pleased to welcome two seasoned executives who will bring valuable insights and expertise to the Board,” said WBD CEO David Zaslav. “Both Anthony and Joey are accomplished leaders with considerable experience in relevant industries and exceptional track records of driving growth, innovation and shareholder value. I look forward to working closely with them as we continue to deliver on key strategic and operational objectives to realize the full potential of Warner Bros. Discovery.”