List of Paramount Pictures executives

Paramount Pictures Corporation
TypeSubsidiary
Founded1912
Headquarters
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Key peopleJosh Greenstein (co-chairman and co-CEO)
Dana Goldberg (co-chairwoman and co-CEO) industry = Motion pictures
RevenueIncrease$3.0 billion USD (2005)
Decrease$62.1 million USD (2005)
OwnerGulf+Western (1966–1989)
Paramount Communications (1989–1994)
Original Viacom (1994–2005)
Second Viacom (2005–2019)
Paramount Global (2019–2025) (known as ViacomCBS from 2019 to 2022)
Paramount Skydance Corporation (2025–present)
ParentParamount Motion Pictures Group
Websitewww.paramount.com

The following is a list of Paramount Pictures executives.

Paramount executives

President

Executive Vice President

Senior Vice President

  • 1993–2000: Mark Badagaliacca

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Financial Officer

  • 1997–present: Mark Badagaliacca

Chief Marketing Officer

  • 2011–2014: Josh Greenstein

Chairman of the Board

Chairman Emeritus

  • 1964–1976: Adolph Zukor

Vice Chairman

President, Motion Picture Group

  • 1984–1988: Ned Tanen
  • 1988–1990 Sid Ganis and Barry London
  • 1990–1993: David Kirkpatrick and Barry London
  • 1993–2009: John Lesher
  • 2009–2015: Adam Goodman
  • 2015–2017: Marc Evans
  • 2017–2020: Wyck Godfrey
  • 2020–2021: Emma Watts
  • 2021–2025: Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek
  • 2025–present: Don Granger

Head of Production

President of Production

Vice President of Production

  • 1980–1983: Dawn Steel
  • 2003–2006: Marc Evans
  • 2017–?: Jon Gonda

Senior Vice President of Production

Executive Vice President of Production

  • 1994—1997: Archbold Sedney
  • 2008—2010: Marc Evans
  • 2022—present: Jon Gonda
  • 2022—present: Vanessa Joyce

Senior Executive Vice President of Production

  • ?—2022: Ashley Brucks

President of Worldwide Marketing

  • 2018–2019: David Sameth

President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution

  • 2014–2017: Megan Colligan (president of domestic marketing & distribution 2011–14)
  • 2017–present: Marc Weinstock

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

References

  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. ↑ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/disney-live-action-paramount-daria-cercek-1236313183/
  14. ↑ "Production Exec Jon Gonda Joins Paramount From Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  15. ↑ Deadline article
  16. ↑ Deadline article
  17. ↑ Deadline article
  18. ↑ "Paramount Pictures names David Sameth President, Worldwide Marketing | Paramount Pictures". www.paramount.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17.
  19. ↑ https://www.cmovate.com/cmovateblog/fractional-cmos-bridging-the-gap-between-strategy-and-execution
  20. ↑ "Paramount Shake-Up: Megan Colligan Out as Marketing and Distribution Chief". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)