David Zaslav compensation by year
Warner Bros. Discovery Summary Compensation Table · all 7 fiscal years held| Component | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,057,692 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Bonus | — | — | $4,400,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Stock awards | $13,451,226 | $12,501,020 | $13,165,436 | $12,025,683 | $23,078,769 | $23,098,980 | $22,597,744 |
| Option awards | $6,954,772 | $0 | $202,889,764 | $1,448,138 | — | — | $109,593,181 |
| Non-equity incentive | $21,763,500 | $21,799,921 | $22,000,000 | $21,831,456 | $22,000,000 | $23,897,060 | $25,726,018 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $674,414 | $409,521 | $1,118,281 | $925,489 | $1,623,777 | $1,922,523 | $4,092,423 |
| Total | $45,843,912 | $37,710,462 | $246,573,481 | $39,288,458 | $49,702,546 | $51,918,563 | $165,009,366 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001437107-26-000046, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. filed document, accession 0001437107-26-000046. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 30, 2026.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
31 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 30, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 1,519,414 | — | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 1,557,685 | — | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 425,986 | $31.02 | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 1,270,188 | — | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 198,132 | — | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 17,935,634 | — | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 1,360,127 | — | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 1,500,000 | $31.02 | 5,307,934 |
The 8 most recent of 31 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Warner Bros. Discovery’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Zaslav · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $165,009,366 |
| Priya Aiyar | Chief Legal Officer | $23,259,047 |
| Jean-Briac Perrette | President and CEO, Global Streaming and Games | $22,526,697 |
| Bruce Campbell | Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer | $22,263,133 |
| Gunnar Wiedenfels | Chief Financial Officer | $17,674,762 |
Board service
Warner Bros. Discovery board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Warner Bros. Discovery pays directors a $105,000 cash retainer and $240,000 in RSUs. As stated in Warner Bros. Discovery's FY2025 proxy.
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