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Paramount Appoints Rene Augustine Amid $108.4B Takeover Bid

2/14/2026

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Rene Augustine, senior vice president of global public policy at Paramount Skydance, will assume the role effective February 17.
She will be based in Washington and report to Chief Legal Officer Makan Delrahim.
Augustine is a former deputy assistant attorney general.
Paramount's $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery requires regulatory approval.
Shareholders have until February 20 to withdraw shares before a Netflix deal vote in April.

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Rene Augustine, senior vice president of global public policy at Paramount Skydance, will assume the role effective February 17.
She will be based in Washington and report to Chief Legal Officer Makan Delrahim.
Augustine is a former deputy assistant attorney general.
Paramount's $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery requires regulatory approval.
Shareholders have until February 20 to withdraw shares before a Netflix deal vote in April.