DreamWorks CEO Lands on Zynga's Board of Directors

Zynga announced this morning that DreamWorks Animation chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg joined the board of directors at the social games giant. Board members don’t always play major roles in the companies they join, but Katzenberg’s name alone helps Zynga burnish its credibility among more traditional media players — and he could personally provide the developer with special access to Hollywood’s production and distribution prowess.

“Jeffrey redefined storytelling when he launched DreamWorks Animation,” Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said in a press release.

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