Julia Phelps, Paramount Global's EVP, Chief Communications Officer and Head of Corporate Marketing, will leave the company at the end of May.
Her group will cover corporate communications, marketing, social impact, ESG, creative and strategy, production, board relations, events, and brand experience, and will report to studio chief Brian Robbins on an interim basis. It turns out.
The executive has been with Paramount for 20 years, overseeing the communications group through the Viacom-CBS merger, the launch of Paramount+, and the rebranding of Paramount Global. Her team works with other departments and internal functions to support Spark, the global rollout of BET's Content for Change campaign, ongoing community engagement and her ESG efforts, and company-wide marketing and public relations. Supported the development of features and other initiatives.
Phelps alerted his team to his resignation in an email obtained by Deadline. “Over 20 years in a variety of roles, I have been fortunate to work with some of the best people around the world. “I am extremely proud of the work we have done together to drive business transformation and build our culture during a time of unprecedented change,” she wrote.
Paramount is currently in a turbulent period, with the Shari Redstone-controlled company negotiating a deal with two suitors and the CEO being ousted earlier this month. Robbins, head of movie studios and Nickelodeon, will be joined by George Cheeks, head of CBS, and Chris McCarthy, head of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. He is currently running the CEO's joint office with Mr.
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