Paramount Animation President Ramsey Naito Exits Studio

Ramsey Naito is the most recent executive at Paramount to leave the studio as CEO David Ellison continues his management shakeup.

Naito, who has actually been the president of Paramount Animation considering that September 2021, shared in a message to workers Wednesday night, “I wish to share with you that I am leaving the business and closing this really unique chapter with all of you. Leading this extraordinary group of skilled writers, artists and dreamers, and viewing the magic that you have actually spun from your creativity and devotion, has actually been among the fantastic delights of my profession.”.

Before leading the studio’s animation department, she was formerly the head of Nickelodeon Animation. Throughout her time with Paramount and Nickelodeon, she supervised the franchise growths of PAW Patrol, SpongeBob SquarePants, Smurfs, Child Shark, Rugrats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Transformers, to name a few.

Naito’s exit comes as Ellison starts significant layoffs at the studio following the Skydance-Paramount merger in August. In his memo to personnel Wednesday early morning concerning the cuts, he composed, “In some locations, we are dealing with redundancies that have actually emerged throughout the company. In others, we are phasing out functions that are no longer lined up with our developing concerns and the brand-new structure developed to enhance our concentrate on development.”

Check out Naito’s complete memo to personnel listed below.

Group,

I wish to share with you that I am leaving the business and closing this really unique chapter with all of you. Leading this extraordinary group of skilled writers, artists and dreamers, and viewing the magic that you have actually spun from your creativity and devotion, has actually been among the fantastic delights of my profession.

I am so happy of the work the animation groups and I have actually provided for the last 8+ years. I am honored to have actually offered brand-new life and love to the precious characters and stories within the large Paramount and Nickelodeon libraries– from SpongeBob to PAW Patrol to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles– and the birth of an entire brand-new slate of originals for today’s generation.

Not just am I constantly happy with what we have actually constructed, however a lot more so the spirit behind it– the partnership, imagination, and generosity that specify this group. Though I’m proceeding, I’ll constantly be cheering you on (and singing along to the PAW Patrol style or humming the TMNT riff when I see your work illuminating screens all over).

Thank you to Josh, Dana and the wonderful management group who I understand will keep moving our animation service to fantastic heights.

With love and gratitude,
Ramsey