STAMFORD Conn. February 26 2015 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced 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 have been elected to its Board of Directors.

“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 ” said WWE Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon. “I am confident that our Board of Directors and senior management team is stronger than ever and well-positioned for future success.”

Stephanie McMahon WWE’s Chief Brand Officer is responsible for leading the company’s efforts to further enhance its global brand reputation among key constituencies including business partners advertisers media investors and the public sector. She serves as the company’s brand ambassador and works with WWE’s business units to support key growth initiatives. McMahon is the primary spokesperson for WWE’s corporate social responsibility initiatives and 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.

Paul Levesque has more than 20 years of experience at WWE as an executive and performer. Well known as WWE Superstar Triple H® Levesque is also WWE’s Executive Vice President Talent Live Events & Creative leading 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 Florida 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 including scheduling ticket pricing strategy and promotion and continues to play an integral role behind-the-scenes as a director and producer shaping the storylines in WWE’s programming.

Robyn Peterson Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product for Mashable is a seasoned technology executive with 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 which ushered in a 100 percent increase in mobile page views pages-per-visit and ad engagement and oversees the development of Mashable’s Velocity platform a technology that predicts and tracks the viral life cycle of digital media content. 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.

About WWE

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