After 18 years at the company, John Halley is leaving Paramount.

The news comes around two months after Paramount hired Jay Askinasi , Roku’s former ad sales leader, as its CRO, where he will lead the company’s advertising sales team. A Paramount spokesperson told ADWEEK that Halley would stay on through the end of March in a strategic advisory role, ensuring a smooth transition for Askinasi.

Halley, who previously served as Paramount’s chief operating officer of advertising revenue, assumed the role of president of advertising in September 2022, following Jo Ann Ross‘ shift to an advisory role after 30 years at the company.

In the position, he oversaw the company’s domestic multiplatform sales efforts across its portfolio of broadcast, cable, digital and streaming assets spanning CBS

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