David Ellison's Paramount is hiring 2 more former Google execs
David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is bringing on two more former Google executives.Nick Lee and Suzanne Pellican are joining as EVPs, product chief Dane Glasgow said in a memo.Read Glasgow's full note to Paramount tech staffers below.Paramount Skydance has a favorite company to hire from: Google.David Ellison's company has brought on two more former Google execs, product chief Dane Glasgow told employees in a memo on Tuesday afternoon.Nick Lee, who was the corporate vice president of Microsoft AI, is Paramount's new EVP of media systems. Before joining Microsoft, Lee was a senior director of engineering at Google for nearly 17 years.Suzanne Pellican, who most recently worked as Google's VP of ads user experience, is also an EVP and the head of design.
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David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is bringing on two more former Google executives.Nick Lee and Suzanne Pellican are joining as EVPs, product chief Dane Glasgow said in a memo.Read Glasgow's full note to Paramount tech staffers below.Paramount Skydance has a favorite company to hire from: Google.David Ellison's company has brought on two more former Google execs, product chief Dane Glasgow told employees in a memo on Tuesday afternoon.Nick Lee, who was the corporate vice president of Microsoft AI, is Paramount's new EVP of media systems. Before joining Microsoft, Lee was a senior director of engineering at Google for nearly 17 years.Suzanne Pellican, who most recently worked as Google's VP of ads user experience, is also an EVP and the head of design. Prior to her more than eight years at Google, Pellican spent over 14 years at Intuit."These new roles will build on the great work from our already world-class Product & Tech team, while driving renewed focus and investment around critical capabilities that will advance our strategic priorities forward," said Glasgow, who is also a former Googler.The hires reflect an "increased investment and focus" in Paramount's products business, a person familiar with the team's strategy said.Lee and Pellican joined Paramount on Monday and will be based in Seattle and the Bay Area, respectively, Glasgow's memo said. Paramount has called many of its staffers back to its New York and Los Angeles offices, though some tech employees stayed remote.Ellison is trying to turn the 114-year-old Paramount into a tech powerhouse, in addition to merging with Warner Bros.
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- David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is bringing on two more former Google executives.Nick Lee and Suzanne Pellican are joining as EVPs, product chief Dane Glasgow said in a memo.Read Glasgow's full note to Paramount tech staffers below.Paramount Skydance has a favorite company to hire from: Google.David Ellison's company has brought on two more former Google execs, product chief Dane Glasgow told employees in a memo on Tuesday afternoon.Nick Lee, who was the corporate vice president of Microsoft AI, is Paramount's new EVP of media systems. Before joining Microsoft, Lee was a senior director of engineering at Google for nearly 17 years.Suzanne Pellican, who most recently worked as Google's VP of ads user experience, is also an EVP and the head of design.
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