David Ellison
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
11 reports
Paramount Global ·PSKY
CEO-led holding company after Skydance merger, president role eliminated
Media · Fortune #147 · Holding structure · 20K employees · New York, New York
6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
3
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
1 yr
Avg tenure
33%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$12.3B
Operating income
$-95000000
Net income
$-586000000
Total assets
$43.3B
Sourced from Paramount Global 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 ↗ View on SEC
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CEO-led holding company after Skydance merger, president role eliminated. This page maps Paramount Global’s post‑merger leadership structure, executive team, and reporting lines, with analysis of CEO span, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons among major media companies.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Jeffrey Shell departed as President
Ceased employment and board service effective April 8, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to centralize AI strategy across content, streaming, and advertising.
- Reinstate President Role Reintroduce a President position to reduce CEO span and coordinate operating units.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Open Role
Chair, Content & Studios
Content
1 yr
0 reports
Dennis Cinelli
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
0 yr
3 reports
Open Role
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
Open Role
President, Streaming
Streaming
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon
General Counsel and Secretary
Legal
1 yr
2 reports
Open Role
Chief People Officer
HR
1 yr
0 reports
The businesses
How Paramount Global divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
1K employees
Chief Financial Officer (Dennis Cinelli)
Oversees corporate finance, accounting, treasury, and capital structure across the enterprise.
Content & Studios
9K employees
Chair, Content & Studios (Open Role)
Manages film and television studios, production, and content development.
Streaming
4K employees
President, Streaming (Open Role)
Responsible for streaming platforms, subscriber growth, and digital monetization.
Legal & Compliance
600 employees
General Counsel and Secretary (Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon)
Handles legal affairs, governance, compliance, and regulatory matters.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive feature of Paramount Global’s current structure is the elimination of the President role following the Skydance transaction, concentrating authority directly under the CEO.
David Ellison now oversees all major functions and business units, reflecting a holding-company model rather than the prior dual CEO–President configuration. This results in a broader CEO span but clearer accountability.
The organization is arranged around enterprise-level leaders for finance, legal, content, streaming, operations, and people, with business-unit autonomy below them. The departure of Jeffrey Shell in April 2026 removed a coordinating layer, accelerating decision-making but increasing reliance on functional chiefs. The structure reflects integration priorities after the Skydance merger and potential future portfolio reshaping.
- President role eliminated in 2026
- CEO directly oversees streaming and content
- Post-merger holding company structure
The comparison
How Paramount Global stacks up
Compared with peers like Disney, Comcast, and Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global operates with a leaner top structure and fewer named C-suite executives. Disney and Comcast both retain presidents or COOs to buffer the CEO, while Paramount’s CEO directly manages most enterprise leaders. This flatter configuration …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Paramount Global ✓ COO — no CAIO
Disney ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the April 2026 departure of President Jeffrey Shell, eliminating the president role.
- departed
- new
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
10-K filed 2026-02-25
- CEO
- David Ellison
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 1 yr
First full year reflecting Skydance acquisition structure.
Named executive officers (4)
- David Ellison - CEO since 2025
- Jeffrey Shell - President since 2025
- Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon - General Counsel since 2025
- Dennis Cinelli - CFO since 2026
Year-over-year changes
2026 saw the exit of the President and appointment of a new CFO, simplifying the top structure.
- CEO span: 7 → 6
- C-suite size: 7 → 6
- Avg tenure: 2 → 1 yr
- departed Jeffrey Shell - President (was President) (8-K Apr 9 2026)
- new Dennis Cinelli - CFO (was Interim CFO) (8-K Jan 14 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Paramount Global?
David Ellison has served as CEO since 2025 following the Skydance transaction.
What type of organizational structure does Paramount Global use?
Paramount Global operates as a holding-company structure with enterprise functional leaders reporting to the CEO.
How many direct reports does Paramount Global's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, spanning finance, legal, operations, content, streaming, and HR.
How has Paramount Global's leadership changed recently?
In 2026 the company appointed a new CFO and eliminated the President role after Jeffrey Shell’s departure.
Does Paramount Global have a COO?
There is no permanently filled COO role; operations currently report directly to the CEO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Apr 2026
- 8-K Filing, Jan 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Paramount Global DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Paramount Global 10-K Annual Report
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