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Meta Adds UFC’s Dana White to Board

Exor CEO John Elkann and technology investor Charlie Songhurst were also elected as directors

Meta touted White’s success in making UFC a global business.
Meta touted White’s success in making UFC a global business. Photo: patrick t. fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Meta Platforms said Monday that UFC President Dana White is among three new members of its board of directors.

Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said White, Exor EXO 2.23% CEO John Elkann and technology investor Charlie Songhurst were elected as directors to aid in the company’s focus on artificial intelligence and wearable technology.

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