Alec Botnick Sonja Flemming/CBS Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Paramount has looked within for its next head of Nickelodeon's animation efforts. The company has named CBS Studios executive Alec Botnick president of Nickelodeon Animation Studios. George Cheeks, chair of TV media for Paramount, announced the hire in a memo sent to staff Friday and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.