WWE’s Kevin Dunn Gets Promoted To Board Of Director
WWE Vice President of Production, Kevin Dunn, who undoubtedly has a tonne of power in WWE (one of Vince’s closest friends), has just been promoted to one of the companies Board of Directors, effectively making him one of the most powerful people in the whole company from a business standpoint. Many veterans point the finger at Dunn for trying to make WWE more entertainment than wrestling (aka John Cena getting ran over by JBL etc).
Here is the press release:
WWE Expands Board
WWE today announced it has expanded its Board of Directors to 10 members with the addition of Kevin Dunn, Frank A. Riddick, III and Jeffrey R. Speed. In accordance with his previously announced plans, Robert Bowman has resigned from the Board.
Riddick will now chair the Company’s Audit Committee. Other members of the committee will be Speed and current Board members David Kenin and Michael Solomon.
“These three outstanding executives bring extensive operating experience and financial acumen to our expanded Board of Directors,” said WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. “With their addition, we enhance our ability to meet the challenges of continued global expansion and to capitalize on the future opportunities for our company and brand.”
Dunn has served as WWE’s Executive Vice President, Television Production, since July 2003. In his current position running WWE’s pivotal television business, he manages WWE’s television and production facilities, including a team of approximately 165 people that produce five hours of fresh, prime time television programming each week for U.S. networks and nine hours of original programming for markets in 130 countries, as well as content for DVDs, pay-per-views, and video on demand.
