The changes to Zaslav’s pay structure are partly “address stockholder feedback and preferences with respect to CEO compensation structure,” WBD said in its Monday 8-K filing.

WBD CEO David Zaslav’s Pay to Be ‘Substantially’ Reduced (Don’t Worry, He’s Still Got a Private Jet) Rotem Rusak. Tue, June 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM UTC. 3 min read.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav raked in $51.9 million in total compensation in 2024, up 4.5% from the $49.7 million he took home the year prior. The 2024 package included a $3 million ...

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) significant majority shareholders voted on Tuesday against the 2024 executive compensation packages, including CEO David Zaslav’s pay of more than $50.

Media CEO pay rose in 2024 as U.S. consumers see tariff-induced inflation and shareholders face volatile markets. ... They have voted in large numbers against WBD’s executive compensation.

And oh yeah, there's one other piece motivating today's change: shareholders hated Zaslav's previous pay structure. Or as WBD generously put it in a Monday 8-K filing, one of the "goals" here is ...

The changes to Zaslav’s pay structure are partly “address stockholder feedback and preferences with respect to CEO compensation structure,” WBD said in its Monday 8-K filing.

David Zaslav’s generous (and unpopular) pay package is about to change — and at least partly due to popular demand. Amid a split of Warner Bros. Discovery, which will see the company’s TV networks and ...