As COO of Paramount Pictures, Gumpert has overseen business affairs, labour relations, legal, studio operations, and strategic planning for the film studio.
Andrew Gumpert, Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Pictures, will now also serve as COO of Nickelodeon Studios.
He will report to Paramount Pictures Head Brian Robbins, who made the announcement.
Gumpert has served as COO of Paramount Pictures for five years, since he joined the company in 2017. In his current role, he is in charge of overseeing the studio’s business affairs, labour relations, legal, studio operations and strategic planning, as well as negotiating with the company’s creative, strategic and financial partners. Over the course of his tenure, he’s helped oversee Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers: The Last Knight and Bumblebee.
Before joining Paramount, Gumpert served as the president of worldwide business affairs and operations for Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group. In that position, he managed the studio’s financial partnerships with Lonestar Capital, Village Roadshow, MGM and other entities, and he oversaw negotiations for high profile projects the studio produced. Prior to entering the film industry, Gumpert worked as a corporate litigator for the Hill, Wynne, Troop and Meisinger law firm.
Brian Robbins, President and CEO of Paramount Pictures, said: “As we continue to identify synergies and optimize the strengths of our business across theatrical, streaming, and linear, leaning into the goal of future-proofing our financials that I outlined for 2022, I want to let you know about a key leadership update. Effective immediately, Andrew Gumpert, Paramount Pictures Chief Operating Officer, will be expanding his role to encompass Nickelodeon Studios, serving now as Chief Operating Officer, Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios, reporting to me.”
