WWE Adds Three New Members to Its Board of Directors

Three new members have been elected to the Board of Directors of Stamford-based WWE.

The company announced on Thursday that WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, WWE Executive Vice President Talent, Live Events & Creative Paul Levesque and Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product for Mashable Robyn Peterson were elected to the board.

“The appointments of Stephanie, Paul and Robyn to WWE’s Board of Directors will be invaluable to the company as we continue to transform our business and look toward a new era of unprecedented growth,” WWE Chairman andChief Executive Officer Vince McMahon said in a statement. “I am confident that our Board of Directors and senior management team is stronger than ever and well-positioned for future success.”

As WWE’s Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon serves as the company’s brand ambassador and is the primary spokesperson for WWE’s corporate social responsibility initiatives. She is participating in the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship, an international leadership exchange program for outstanding professionals. She began her career with WWE in 1998 as an account executive for WWE’s sales office in New York City, in addition to being a TV personality, and she has overseen multiple business areas including WWE’s Creative, Talent Relations, Talent Brand Management, Live Events, Digital, Social and Mobile businesses.

Levesque has more than 20 years of experience at WWE as an executive and performer. Well known as WWE Superstar Triple H®, Levesque leads the talent development and talent relations departments responsible for recruiting and training the company’s superstars and divas. He recently oversaw the development and launch of the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL, which serves as the home to WWE’s talent developmental system, NXT. Levesque also oversees all business operations for the more than 320 annual live events.

Peterson has more than 15 years of experience in web, mobile and video product development. Peterson is a member of Mashable’s Operating Committee, where he directs product strategy and development and manages the product, design and engineering teams. Peterson led the redesign of Mashable.com in 2012. Prior to Mashable, Peterson was the head of product at Next Issue Media, the magazine and newspaper consortium funded by News Corp., Conde Nast, Time Inc., Meredith and Hearst. Earlier in his career, Peterson served as Vice President for Technology and Product for NBCUniversal.

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Contributed photos: Stephanie McMahon and Paul Levesque.