Jo Ann Ross has formally wound down her three-decade tenure at CBS and Paramount Global, a run full of milestones.

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Jo Ann Ross will step down as chairman of advertising at Paramount at the end of the month, according to the media company.

Ross has been a trailblazer in the TV industry, taking over ad sales for the former CBS Corp. after the departure of Joe Abruzzese in 2002, when he exited to join Discovery Communications.

Jo Ann Ross, whose lengthy run as the head of ad sales at CBS represented a breakthrough for a woman in the traditionally male-dominated field, is formally winding down her tenure at Paramount Global.

Bakish also noted Ross’s role as a breaker of glass ceilings, becoming the first woman to head ad sales for a major broadcast network. "Above all, Jo Ann cares deeply about her teammates ...