The following is a list of Paramount Pictures executives.
Paramount executives W. W. Hodkinson Hiram Abrams Jesse L. Lasky Samuel Goldwyn Emanuel Cohen Ernst Lubitsch B. P. Schulberg George Weltner William LeBaron Walter Wanger Y. Frank Freeman Jacob Karp Charles Bluhdorn Robert Evans David Picker Michael D. Eisner Martin S. Davis Ned Tanen Barry London John Goldwyn Sumner Redstone
President 1912–1935: Adolph Zukor 1935–1936: John E. Otterson 1936–1964: Barney Balaban 1964–1967: George Weltner 1967–1971: Charles Bluhdorn 1971–1975: Frank Yablans 1975–1984: Michael Eisner 1984–1990: Sid Ganis 1990–2004: Sherry Lansing 2004–2007: Gail Berman 2007–2025: 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 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 2021–2025: Brian Robbins
Chief Operating Officer 1970–2006: Stanley R. Jaffe 2006–2016: Frederick Huntsberry 2016–2022: Andrew GumpertVariety, February 2 2023, "Andrew Gumpert Exits as COO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios" by Ellise Shafer 2022–2025: 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 2021–2025: Brian Robbins
Chairman Emeritus 1964–1976: Adolph Zukor
Vice Chairman 2008–2016: Rob Moore
President, Motion Picture Group 1984–1988: Ned TanenNew York Times,"President of the film group at Paramount steps down" 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 EvansMarc Evans steps into President, Motion Pictures Role at Paramount Pictures 2017–2020: Wyck Godfrey 2020–2021: Emma Watts 2021–2025: Mike Ireland and Daria CercekDeadline, 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." 2025–present: Don Granger
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 RaposoMike Fleming Jr, Deadline, September 10, 2020, "Key Paramount Film Exec Elizabeth Raposo Exits Studio: Read The Memo" 2020–2025: Michael Ireland & Daria CercekJustin Kroll, Deadline January 7. 2021. Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland Officially Named Co-Presidents of Production at Paramount Pictures"https://variety.com/2025/film/news/disney-live-action-paramount-daria-cercek-1236313183/
Vice President of Production 1980–1983: Dawn Steel 2003–2006: Marc Evans 2017–?: Jon Gonda
Senior Vice President of Production 1983—1985: Dawn Steel 1985—1994: Michelle Manning 2004—2008: Marc Evans ?—2022: Jon Gonda ?—2022: Vanessa JoyceDeadline article
Executive Vice President of Production 1994—1997: Archbold Sedney 2008—2010: Marc Evans 2022—present: Jon GondaDeadline article 2022—present: Vanessa Joyce
Senior Executive Vice President of Production ?—2022: Ashley Brucks Deadline article
President of Worldwide Marketing 2018–2019: David Sameth
President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution 2014–2017: Megan Colliganhttps://www.cmovate.com/cmovateblog/fractional-cmos-bridging-the-gap-between-strategy-and-execution (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
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