Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Studios COO Andrew Gumpert Exits

In a surprise relocation, Andrew Gumpert is leaving Paramount as Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Pictures & & Nickelodeon Studios.

The veteran service affairs executive signed up with Paramount as COO in 2017. In 2015, Nickelodeon was contributed to his province.

” He has actually played an important function in sustaining the success of our international franchises, consisting of Objective: Difficult, PAW Patrol, Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Leading Weapon: Radical, and Transformers, to name a few,” Paramount chief Brian Robbins stated in an e-mail to personnel notifying them of Gumpert’s exit, which was revealed late Thursday.

” He has actually likewise been a crucial supporter for our business culture and a champ of our continuous devotion to variety and addition,” Robbins continued.

Gumpert shared his own declaration, composing, ” The chance to lead and work together with all of my amazing Paramount associates has actually been an extraordinary benefit. Together, we have actually attained remarkable things, and I will constantly be grateful for your collaboration. I have actually been pondering the next chapter of my profession and I’m delighted to find out what’s next. I am positive that this company will continue to lead the market.”

In the wake of the exit, Courtney Armstrong, president of service affairs and administration, will presume duty for tactical preparation and labor relations. He will report to Robbins. Randall Baumberger, president of the Studio Group, will supervise studio operations, reporting to Robbins.

Gumpert was amongst a handful of senior Paramount executives who made the shift when Robbins prospered previous studio primary Jim Gianopolus, who was revealed the door by his Viacom employers in 2021.

Gumpert pertained to Paramount from Sony, where he similarly ran service affairs. At Paramount, he dealt with a variety of essential franchises, consisting of Leading Weapon: Radical, the Objective: Difficult series and the Transformers franchsie.

He started his profession with the law practice Hill, Wynne, Troop and Meisinger.