While David Zaslav has stolen most of the headlines for his personal financial gains from the Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount merger, several other rich payouts are in the offing.
The same SEC filing that laid out Zaslav’s expected $700 million-plus in merger-related compensation Monday also included some eye-popping figures for other principals. A large chunk of the loot – almost $384 million – is going to three key members of the management team that has flanked Zaslav since it assembled atop the Discovery Communications org chart nearly a decade ago.
JB Perrette, head of streaming and video games at WBD, will receive $142 million in various merger-related proceeds, per the filing; Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell will get $121.5 million; and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels $120 million.
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