But on Monday, during WBD’s annual meeting, shareholders voted to reject Zaslav’s eye-popping salary by a margin of nearly 300 million votes (1.06b to 724m, per The Hollywood Reporter).

If you’ve been following along on Warner Bros. Discovery’s chaotic journey in recent years, it might feel like ever since David Zaslav became CEO in 2022, there has been one problem after another.

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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.

A majority of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholders voted down the 2024 pay package for CEO David Zaslav, amid steep declines in the media group’s share price. A regulatory filing showed that a ...

Since WBD was formed three years ago through the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc., he has consistently earned top-tier compensation— $51.9 million in 2024, $49.7 million in 2023 and $39. ...

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WBD Global Streaming and Games CEO and president JB Perrette’s 2024 pay fell 2% to $19.7 million in 2024.

WBD CEO David Zaslav will see his pay package take a hit after the proposed separation of Warner Bros. Discovery in 2026, while he's also set to receive millions of new stock options.

But Warner Bros. Discovery rewarded president and CEO David Zaslav with a 4.4% pay bump, to total compensation of $51.9 million last year, including a cash bonus of $23.9 million and $23.1 million ...

WBD shares are up 19% in the past month, which Hodulik thinks is due to optimism about a potential spinoff. One change they're not willing to endorse, however, is another compensation bump for Zaslav.