List of Paramount Pictures executives

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Paramount Pictures Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry Motion pictures
Founded1912
Headquarters,
Key people
Brian Robbins, Chairman and CEO
RevenueIncrease2.svg$3.0 billion USD (2005)
Decrease2.svg$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.

Contents

Paramount executives

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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