Meg Whitman Will Become the New CEO of this Company

Meg Whitman, who is leaving Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. already has a new job lined up.

The famed executive will be joining a mobile media firm called NewTV and will become its chief executive.

NewTV belongs to Jeffrey Katzenberg, the co-founder of DreamWorks and has plans to make short form videos for mobile use that have a Hollywood-style. Katzenberg is chairman of the company.

According to GBH Insights analyst Danile Ives, “Getting Meg was a coup as many companies wanted her.” He continued, “This is a change of pace for Meg after stepping down from HP as NewTV and Katzenberg have created a unique business model which has a long runway ahead of it for the coming years.”

Whitman had been reported before to be a candidate for Uber’s head role but that went to Dara Khosrowshahi.

Whitman will begin her new role at NewTV on March 1st.

Disclaimer: We have no position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE) and have not been compensated for this article.