Paramount+, Showtime CMO Michael Engleman Departing

Veteran marketing executive Michael Engleman is leaving Paramount.

Engleman is currently chief marketing officer for Paramount+ in the United States and Paramount+ With Showtime. He told staff in a memo Tuesday (read it below) that he’ll leave his post later this month.

“In notes like this, often we describe our time together as an honor and privilege,” Engleman wrote. “And in this case, it’s truly been just that. Serving as the CMO to both Paramount+ Domestic and Showtime has been the honor. The privilege, however, has been working alongside you, with all your boundless imagination and creativity, and your inspiring capacity for excellence.”

Engleman’s departure comes as Paramount — which is set to merge with Skydance — is looking for places to streamline operations, including among its marketing teams across the company.

Engleman came to Showtime (then part of CBS Corp., pre-Viacom merger) in 2019, becoming CMO of the premium cable outlet after three years at Turner. He later added Paramount+’s domestic marketing to his purview, and Showtime itself was folded into the streamer last year. Prior to Turner, Engleman had stints at NBCUniversal and MTV, where he began his career.

Engleman’s memo announcing his departure is below.

Hi team.

I’ve got news.  Later this month I will leave Paramount Global, bringing this incredibly fortunate — and might I add — wildly fun chapter of my career to a bittersweet close.   

In notes like this, often we describe our time together as an honor and privilege.  And in this case, it’s truly been just that.  Serving as the CMO to both Paramount+ Domestic and SHOWTIME has been the honor.  The privilege, however, has been working alongside you, with all your boundless imagination and creativity, and your inspiring capacity for excellence.

In the face of incredible change, your ingenuity was rocket-fuel that propelled great brands and new businesses. Launching new hit titles like Yellowjackets or The Chi? No problem, you crushed it. Sending-off venerable trailblazers, like Homeland, Billions, Shameless? You made an art form out of it.  Create streaming juggernauts out of Super Bowl LVIII or Champions League? Yep, also you. Break a few subscription-records with reimaginations like Dexter, Halo or Frasier … no problem. You get the point. You’re special. From the commerce to the art, you’ve always founds ways to beat the odds. 

And I’ve no doubt you will continue to win.   

For me, this marks the end of my third chapter at Paramount as I actually started my career at MTV many years ago. The place keeps drawing me back. While many things in this white-water-raft-ride of a business have changed, there’s one very important thing that has remained a constant. Paramount is a place that encourages visionaries to take smart risks and do incredible things.  

I’m excited to see how you carry that spirit into the future. 

I’ll be cheering for you from afar, grateful to have been arm and arm for as long as we were.

Thank you for the incredible work, and more importantly, the friendships.

Best, Michael