{
  "id": 1789110,
  "title": "David Ellison's Paramount is hiring 2 more former Google execs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/david-ellisons-paramount-is-hiring-2-more-former-google-execs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:54:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/paramount-skydance-hiring-another-former-google-exec-david-ellison-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has hired two more former Google executives, Nick Lee and Suzanne Pellican, as part of the company's focus on building its technology capabilities. Lee, previously the corporate vice president of Microsoft AI, will serve as EVP of Media Systems, while Pellican, who was Google's VP of ads user experience, will take on the role of EVP and Head of Design. These hires are intended to bolster Paramount's products business and drive renewed investment in critical capabilities to support the company's strategic priorities, including the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.",
  "summary": "Paramount Skydance just hired two more former Google executives as part of David Ellison's tech push. Read the memo from product chief Dane Glasgow.",
  "key_points": [
    "David Ellison hires Nick Lee and Suzanne Pellican from Google",
    "Lee becomes EVP of Media Systems, former Microsoft AI VP",
    "Pellican becomes EVP and Head of Design, former Google ads VP"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}