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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. leadership

12 board membersSource: SEC DEF 14A

Snapshot

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s leadership comprises 12 directors and 8 named executive officers, led by David M. Zaslav (President and Chief Executive Officer; Director). Names, tenure and backgrounds are sourced from the latest SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Board size
12
Source
Proxy statement

Board & leadership

Board of directors
Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr.Independent Board ChairSince 2022

Independent Board Chair; member of the Audit Committee. Age 75. Former Vice Chairman of Global Corporate and Investment Bank at Citigroup (2011-2014) and former Global CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (2002-2009).

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Richard W. FisherIndependent DirectorSince 2022

Independent Director; member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Age 77. Former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2005-2015); Senior Advisor to Jefferies (since 2024).

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Paul A. GouldIndependent DirectorSince 2008

Independent Director; Chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Age 80. Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Allen & Company Incorporated (since 1972).

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Debra L. LeeIndependent DirectorSince 2022

Independent Director; member of the Compensation Committee. Age 71. Former Chair and CEO of BET Networks (2006-2018); Co-Founder and Partner of The Monarchs Collective (since 2020).

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Joseph M. LevinIndependent DirectorSince 2025

Independent Director; Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Age 46. Executive Chairman (since 2025) and former CEO (2022-2024) of Angi Inc.; former CEO of IAC Inc. (2015-2025).

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Anton J. LevyIndependent DirectorSince 2025

Independent Director; member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Age 51. Founder and Managing Partner of Layer Global (since 2025); former Co-President and Global Head of Technology of General Atlantic (1998-2025).

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Kenneth W. LoweIndependent DirectorSince 2018

Independent Director; member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Director Since 2018-2022; 2023. Age 76. Former Chairman, President and CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (2008 until the 2018 merger with Discovery, Inc.).

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Fazal F. MerchantIndependent DirectorSince 2022

Independent Director; member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Age 53. President and CFO of Wiz (since 2025); former Co-CEO of Tanium, Inc. (2019-2020).

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Anthony J. NotoIndependent DirectorSince 2025

Independent Director; member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Age 58. CEO of SoFi Technologies, Inc. (since 2018); former COO and CFO of Twitter (now X).

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Paula A. PriceIndependent DirectorSince 2022

Independent Director; Chair of the Audit Committee. Age 64. Former EVP and CFO of Macy's, Inc. (2018-2020); former EVP and CFO of Ahold USA (2009-2014). Certified Public Accountant.

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Daniel E. SanchezIndependent DirectorSince 2017

Independent Director; member of the Audit Committee. Director Since 2017-2022; 2024. Age 63. Private law practice focused on tax planning (1990 until retirement in 2021); seasoned public company director in the media industry.

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Geoffrey Y. YangIndependent DirectorSince 2022

Independent Director; member of the Compensation Committee. Age 67. Founding Partner and Managing Director of Redpoint Ventures (since 1999); former General Partner with Institutional Venture Partners (1987-1999).

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Executive leadership
David M. ZaslavPresident and Chief Executive Officer; DirectorSince 2007

President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director. Age 66. Executive Officer since 2007; Director Since 2008. Has served as President and CEO and a board member since the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger on April 8, 2022. Previously Discovery, Inc.'s President and CEO (January 2007 to April 2022).

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Gunnar WiedenfelsChief Financial OfficerSince 2017

Chief Financial Officer. Age 48. Executive Officer since 2017. Has served as CFO since the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger on April 8, 2022; previously Discovery's CFO from April 2017 until April 2022.

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Priya AiyarChief Legal OfficerSince 2025

Chief Legal Officer. Age 51. Executive Officer since 2025. Joined the Company as Chief Legal Officer on February 24, 2025; previously EVP, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at American Airlines Group Inc.

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Bruce L. CampbellChief Revenue and Strategy OfficerSince 2008

Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer. Age 58. Executive Officer since 2008. Has served as Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer since the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger on April 8, 2022; previously Discovery's Chief Development, Distribution and Legal Officer.

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Amy GirdwoodChief People and Culture OfficerSince 2025

Chief People and Culture Officer. Age 56. Executive Officer since 2025. Appointed Chief People and Culture Officer on March 6, 2025; with the Company since July 1993, previously EVP, People and Culture (February 2007 to March 2025).

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Lori LockeChief Accounting OfficerSince 2019

Chief Accounting Officer. Age 62. Executive Officer since 2019. Has served as Chief Accounting Officer since the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger on April 8, 2022; previously Discovery's Chief Accounting Officer from June 2019 to April 2022.

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Jean-Briac PerretteCEO and President, Global Streaming and GamesSince 2014

CEO and President, Global Streaming and Games. Age 54. Executive Officer since 2014. Has served in this role since the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger on April 8, 2022; previously President and CEO of Discovery International (June 2016 to April 2022).

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Gerhard ZeilerPresident, InternationalSince 2022

President, International. Age 70. Executive Officer since 2022. Has served as President, International since the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger on April 8, 2022; previously President of WarnerMedia International (August 2020 to April 2022).

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