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Also good: @mattbelloni.bsky.social highlighting the wild amount of $ these WBD execs stand to make from a sale
The funniest Warner Discovery grift: I know, we all love to read about how much richer David Zaslav will get from the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery, a company from which he aggressively drained value during his three years as C.E.O. (and which he should never have created in the first place). But let's at least acknowledge his other C-suite collaborators, who aren't far behind in the outrageous golden parachute pecking order. Thanks to Paramount's S.E.C. filing this week, we can now see the total payouts in cash, equity, and benefits if the company were to sell: David Zaslav, C.E.O.: $567.7 million Gunnar Wiedenfels, C.F.O.: $144.9 million Bruce Campbell, chief revenue and strategy officer, $138.5 million JB Perrette, C.E.O. and president, global streaming and games: $167.4 million Gerhard Zeiler, president, international: $95.2 million That's more than a billion bucks to five executives, ghoulish money for all of them. But the funniest grifter of all might be Amy Girdwood, the chief people and culture officer, who stands to make $28.9 million in vested stock awards. A pittance compared to the others, but that's nearly $30 million to the H.R. person! Who has no involvement in the strategy and direction of the company! And that's before any further bidding!
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM