List of Paramount Pictures executives

Paramount Pictures Corporation
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Motion pictures
Founded	1912
Headquarters	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people	Brian Robbins, Chairman and CEO;
Revenue	$3.0 billion USD (2005)
Operating income	$62.1 million USD (2005)
Owner	Gulf+Western (1966–1989); Paramount Communications (1989–1994); Original Viacom (1994–2006); Second Viacom (2006–2019); Paramount Global (2019–present) (known as ViacomCBS from 2019 to 2022)
Parent	Paramount Motion Pictures Group
Website	www.paramount.com

The following is a list of Paramount Pictures executives.

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President

1912–1935: Adolph Zukor
1935–1936: John E. Otterson
1936–1964: Barney Balaban
1964–1967: George Weltner
1967–1969: Charles Bluhdorn
1969–1975: Frank Yablans
1975–1984: Michael Eisner
1984–1990: Sid Ganis
1990–2004: Sherry Lansing
2004–2007: Gail Berman^[1]
2007–present Brian Robbins

Executive Vice President

1965–1967: Martin S. Davis
1967–1977: Stanley R. Jaffe
1977–1991: Peter M. Cary
1991–after 2001: William Bernstein^[2]
2001–present: Mark Badagaliacca

Senior Vice President

1993–2000: Mark Badagaliacca

Chief Executive Officer

1974–1984: Barry Diller
1984–1991: Frank Mancuso, Sr.
1991–2004: Sherry Lansing
2004–2017: Brad Grey
2017–2021: Jim Gianopulos
2021–present: Brian Robbins

Chief Operating Officer

1970–2006: Stanley R. Jaffe
2006–2016: Frederick Huntsberry
2016–2022: Andrew Gumpert^[3]^[4]
2022-present Brian Robbins

Chief Financial Officer

1997–present: Mark Badagaliacca

Chief Marketing Officer

2011–2014: Josh Greenstein

Chairman of the Board

1935–1964: Adolph Zukor
1964–1966: Barney Balaban
1966–1974: Charles Bluhdorn
1974–1984: Barry Diller
1984–1991: Frank Mancuso, Sr.
1991–1992: Brandon Tartikoff
1992–2005: Jonathan Dolgen
2005–2017: Brad Grey
2017–2021: Jim Gianopulos
2021–present: Brian Robbins

Chairman Emeritus

1964–1976: Adolph Zukor

Vice Chairman

2008–2016: Rob Moore

President, Motion Picture Group

1984–1988: Ned Tanen^[5]
1988–1990 Sid Ganis and Barry London
1990–1993: David Kirkpatrick and Barry London
1993–2009: John Lesher^[6]
2009–2015: Adam Goodman
2015–2017: Marc Evans^[7]
2017–2020: Wyck Godfrey^[8]
2020–2021: Emma Watts
2021–present: Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek^[9]

Head of Production

1960–1964: Martin Rackin
1964–1966: Howard W. Koch

President of Production

1981—1982: Don Simpson
1982—1984: Jeffrey Katzenberg
1984—1987: Dawn Steel
1987—1991: Gary Lucchesi
1991—1997: John Goldwyn
1997—2005: Michelle Manning
2005—2007: Brad Weston & Allison Shearmur
2007—2008: Brad Weston
2008—2009: Adam Goodman
2010—2015: Marc Evans
2015—2020: Elizabeth Raposo^[10]^[11]
2020–present: Mike Ireland & Daria Cercek^[12]

Vice President of Production

1980–1983: Dawn Steel
2003–2006: Marc Evans
2017–?: Jon Gonda^[13]

Senior Vice President of Production

1983—1985: Dawn Steel
1985—1994: Michelle Manning
2004—2008: Marc Evans
?—2022: Jon Gonda
?—2022: Vanessa Joyce^[14]

Executive Vice President of Production

1994—1997: Archbold Sedney
2008—2010: Marc Evans
2022—present: Jon Gonda^[15]
2022—present: Vanessa Joyce

Senior Executive Vice President of Production

?—2022: Ashley Brucks ^[16]

President of Worldwide Marketing

2018–2019: David Sameth^[17]

President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution

2014–2017: Megan Colligan^[18]^[19] (president of domestic marketing & distribution 2011–14)
2017–present: Marc Weinstock^[20]

Executive Vice President of Creative Advertising

2005–2008: Josh Greenstein

President, Home Media Distribution

2011–present: Hal Richardson

President of Worldwide Home Media Distribution

2011–2015: Dennis Maguire
2015-Present: Bob Buchi

[1]
"Berman, Shearmur out in Paramount shake-up". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2007.
[2]
"Par taps Tobey to head biz, legal departments". 16 February 2001.
[3]
"Paramount replaces longtime COO with former Sony executive Andrew Gumpert in latest management change". Los Angeles Times. 28 November 2016.
[4]
Variety, February 2 2023, "Andrew Gumpert Exits as COO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios" by Ellise Shafer
[5]
New York Times,"President of the film group at Paramount steps down"
[6]
"John Lesher, Brad Weston out at Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 June 2009.
[7]
Marc Evans steps into President,Motion Pictures Role at Paramount Pictures
[8]
"Wyck Godfrey Named Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President". Deadline Hollywood. 2017-09-09. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04.
[9]
Deadline, September 24, 2021, "Mike Ireland & Daria Cercek Named Co-Heads Of Paramount Motion Picture Group": "Following Emma Watts' departure as President of the Motion Picture Film Group, her Co-Presidents of Production Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek are being elevated to run the film group now as co-heads."
[10]
Lopez, Ricardo (2017-06-15). "Elizabeth Raposo Named Paramount President of Production". Variety. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
[11]
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, September 10, 2020, "Key Paramount Film Exec Elizabeth Raposo Exits Studio: Read The Memo"
[12]
Justin Kroll, Deadline January 7. 2021. Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland Officially Named Co-Presidents of Production at Paramount Pictures"
[13]
"Production Exec Jon Gonda Joins Paramount From Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
[14]
Deadline article
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Deadline article
[16]
Deadline article
[17]
"Paramount Pictures names David Sameth President, Worldwide Marketing | Paramount Pictures". www.paramount.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17.
[18]
https://www.cmovate.com/cmovateblog/fractional-cmos-bridging-the-gap-between-strategy-and-execution
[19]
"Paramount Shake-Up: Megan Colligan Out as Marketing and Distribution Chief". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 November 2017.
[20]
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] [1]
"Berman, Shearmur out in Paramount shake-up". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 January 2007.

[2] [2]
"Par taps Tobey to head biz, legal departments". 16 February 2001.

[3] [3]
"Paramount replaces longtime COO with former Sony executive Andrew Gumpert in latest management change". Los Angeles Times. 28 November 2016.

[4] [4]
Variety, February 2 2023, "Andrew Gumpert Exits as COO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios" by Ellise Shafer

[5] [5]
New York Times,"President of the film group at Paramount steps down"

[6] [6]
"John Lesher, Brad Weston out at Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 June 2009.

[7] [7]
Marc Evans steps into President,Motion Pictures Role at Paramount Pictures

[8] [8]
"Wyck Godfrey Named Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President". Deadline Hollywood. 2017-09-09. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04.

[9] [9]
Deadline, September 24, 2021, "Mike Ireland & Daria Cercek Named Co-Heads Of Paramount Motion Picture Group": "Following Emma Watts' departure as President of the Motion Picture Film Group, her Co-Presidents of Production Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek are being elevated to run the film group now as co-heads."

[10] [10]
Lopez, Ricardo (2017-06-15). "Elizabeth Raposo Named Paramount President of Production". Variety. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[11] [11]
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, September 10, 2020, "Key Paramount Film Exec Elizabeth Raposo Exits Studio: Read The Memo"

[12] [12]
Justin Kroll, Deadline January 7. 2021. Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland Officially Named Co-Presidents of Production at Paramount Pictures"

[13] [13]
"Production Exec Jon Gonda Joins Paramount From Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[14] [14]
Deadline article

[15] [15]
Deadline article

[16] [16]
Deadline article

[17] [17]
"Paramount Pictures names David Sameth President, Worldwide Marketing | Paramount Pictures". www.paramount.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17.

[18] [18]
https://www.cmovate.com/cmovateblog/fractional-cmos-bridging-the-gap-between-strategy-and-execution

[19] [19]
"Paramount Shake-Up: Megan Colligan Out as Marketing and Distribution Chief". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 November 2017.

[20] [20]
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Chairman of the Board

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President, Motion Picture Group

Head of Production

President of Production

Vice President of Production

Senior Vice President of Production

Executive Vice President of Production

Senior Executive Vice President of Production

President of Worldwide Marketing

President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution

Executive Vice President of Creative Advertising

President, Home Media Distribution

President of Worldwide Home Media Distribution

President

Executive Vice President

Senior Vice President

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Marketing Officer

Chairman of the Board

Chairman Emeritus

Vice Chairman

President, Motion Picture Group

Head of Production

President of Production

Vice President of Production

Senior Vice President of Production

Executive Vice President of Production

Senior Executive Vice President of Production

President of Worldwide Marketing

President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution

Executive Vice President of Creative Advertising

President, Home Media Distribution

President of Worldwide Home Media Distribution

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