Andrew Gumpert Exiting As Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios COO
deadline.comAfter expanding his role to include Nickelodeon Studios back in March, Paramount COO Andrew Gumpert is exiting the Melrose lot, effective this week.
The announcement as just made by studio Boss Brian Robbins tonight. We hear that Gumpert’s depature was amicable with the COO telling staffers in Robbins’ memo (which you can read below), “I’ve been contemplating the next chapter of my career and I’m excited to figure out what’s next.
I am confident that this organization will continue to lead the industry.” In the wake of Gumpert’s departure, Courtney Armstrong, President of Business Affairs and Administration, will now assume responsibilities in Strategic Planning and Labor Relations, with Studio Group President Randall Baumberger overseeing Studio Operations.
Both will report to Robbins. While Robbins oversees the Nickelodeon part of the studio, the exit of Gumpert comes at a time when another part of the Melrose lot is going through turmoil with the integration of Showtime into Paramount+ and layoffs looming on that side.
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