Overview
- Paramount’s chief communications officer Melissa Zukerman disclosed the appointment Wednesday in an internal memo, placing McLarty under EVP and head of global communications Brooke Robertson.
- Her new remit spans communications for Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television Studios and the nascent Paramount Sports Entertainment unit.
- McLarty will also keep corporate duties that include government affairs and litigation support, ensuring continuity across legal and policy work.
- She previously led corporate and financial communications at Paramount Global and spent more than a decade at Edelman, after starting her career on Senator Mark Kirk’s staff in Washington, D.C.
- Zukerman framed the role as added senior support following roughly 18 months of Skydance-related communications integration as the studio prepares a busier release slate and new ventures.