Warner. Discovery Shareholders Vote Against CEO David Zaslav
The majority of Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders who voted at the company’s 2025 annual meeting believe that CEO David Zaslav and other top execs are earning too much.
At WBD’s annual stockholders meeting on June 2, investors voted down a non-binding “advisory” measure to approve the 2024 compensation packages of Zaslav and the company’s other named executive officers, according to an SEC filing.
Such a measure is referred to as a “say-on-pay” vote, designed to give shareholders a voice in expressing their approval — or disapproval — of exec compensation.
In a statement the board said: “The Warner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors appreciates the views of all its shareholders and takes the results of the annual advisory vote on executive compensation seriously. The Compensation Committee of the Board looks forward to continuing its regular practice of engaging in constructive dialogue with our shareholders.”
The 2024 pay packages for Warner Bros. Discovery’s other top executives were: CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels, $17 million (flat with his 2023 compensation); chief revenue and strategy officer Bruce Campbell, $19.8 million (up 8%); global streaming and games CEO and president J.B. Perrette, $19.7 million (down 2%); and international president Gerhard Zeiler, $14.8 million (up more than 11%).
