Kevin MacLellan, President of Paramount Global Content Distribution and International Networks, has announced a new leadership structure as part of a divisional reorganization that brings together Paramount’s Global Content Licensing, Global Transactional, and International Media Networks businesses.
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| L-R: Kevin MacLellan, Don McGregor, Pank Patel and Sonia Endler | Paramount, Deadline |
The new organization is designed to increase monetization across platforms, position the company for the next phase of global content distribution, and improve network performance worldwide through tighter strategic and operational alignment.
Don McGregor, President, Paramount Content Licensing, will lead Global Content Licensing and Global Transactional, with responsibility for maximizing the value of Paramount’s film and television content across all platforms and windows globally – meaning both domestic U.S. and international territories fall under his purview. His division oversees licensing across SVOD, Pay TV, Free TV, Basic Cable, FVOD/AVOD, FAST, Transactional, Airlines, other non-theatrical, and third-party content representation. Paramount sells the likes of SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House, PAW Patrol, School Spirits, South Park, Star Trek, King & Conqueror, Boston Blue and series from the Yellowstone universe, along with movie franchises such as The SpongeBob Movie, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mission: Impossible and Top Gun.
McGregor previously served as sales chief NBCUniversal, and had been consulting for Paramount for several months as terms of his deal were locked down.
McGregor had been running his own production business, Flywheel Media, which is attached to upcoming feature films such as The Angry Birds Movie 3, the animated Paramount pic. Prior to that, he had spent 21 years at NBCU. Flywheel is continuing operations under co-founder Dan Chuba following McGregor’s exit, Deadline reports.
Pank Patel, Head of Paramount International Networks, leads strategy and operations for Paramount’s international media networks with a mandate to streamline operations, improve network performance, and increase monetization. He will work closely with the leaders of Paramount's International Ad Sales unit, Channel 5 in the UK, and Network 10 Australia to ensure strategic alignment and implementation of cross-divisional strategies.
Patel worked as Head of Strategy for Flywheel before exiting for Paramount, and has worked in a senior corporate strategy role at The North Road Company. He also worked alongside McGregor at NBCU, where they were part of a division led by MacLellan, who was President of International Television between 2011 and 2013 and then Chairman of Global Distribution and International until 2020.
Sonia Endler, Head of Finance, Global Content Distribution, partners with senior leadership on financial and strategic planning across the integrated organization, including evaluation of new business models and programming opportunities. She further elevates operational excellence across global markets by reinforcing financial governance and aligning international teams to enterprise standards, ensuring disciplined execution and driving sustainable, long-term performance.
Endler was previously a partner at L.A.-based investor Galactic Road and spent five years at MGM as EVP Finance, TV Content and Worldwide TV Distribution. She also worked at WGN America and Tribune Studios as CFO and was Head of Finance at Whalerock Industries. Further back, she held finance roles at Fox, E! and at Paramount Pictures as a financial analyst.
McGregor, Patel and Endler will all work under Kevin MacLellan.
MacLellan’s restructure comes after Paramount made significant layoffs last year amid major industry contraction. The company came under new owner Skydance Media in August, at which point McLellan’s role was confirmed.
Among those who were let go was former international sales chief Lisa Kramer, who had been President of International TV Licensing at Paramount Global Content Distribution. McGregor’s new role takes in her responsibilities, but is more extensive given the globally-focused nature of his new unit.
Paramount said the new structure would “increase monetization across platforms, position the company for the next phase of global content distribution, and improve network performance worldwide through tighter strategic and operational alignment.”
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