Meta elects UFC chief and Trump ally Dana White to board

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been positioning Meta for a potential second Trump presidency

Dana White speaks at an election night watch party as President-elect Donald Trump looks on. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Meta Platforms said on Monday it had elected three new directors to its board, including Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and close friend of President-elect Donald Trump.

The Facebook-parent company also elected Charlie Songhurst, an investor and former Microsoft executive, as well as John Elkann, CEO of Exor, a holding company controlled by Italy's Agnelli family with interests in European businesses such as Ferrari and Christian Louboutin.