Executive officer

David M. Zaslav

President and Chief Executive Officer; Director·Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

About

David M. Zaslav is President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Warner Bros. Discovery. He has been an executive officer since 2007 and a director since 2008.

He has served as President and CEO and a board member since the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger on April 8, 2022. His deep operational and leadership experience in the media industry was highlighted by his vision and execution of the formation of WBD in 2022.

Since 2007
Age 66
Tenure 19 yrs

Also at Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

SJ Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. Independent Board Chair RF Richard W. Fisher Independent Director PG Paul A. Gould Independent Director DL Debra L. Lee Independent Director JL Joseph M. Levin Independent Director AL Anton J. Levy Independent Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer; Director 2007–present Current role
Discovery, Inc. President and CEO 2007 to 2022 Served as Discovery's President and CEO from January 2007 until the closing of the WarnerMedia Transaction in April 2022, and a common stock director from September 2008 to April 2022.
NBC Universal, Inc. (NBC) President of Cable & Domestic Television and New Media Distribution In 2006.
NBC EVP of NBC and President of NBC Cable 1999 to 2006 EVP of NBC and President of NBC Cable from 1999 to May 2006.
NBCUniversal Executive (instrumental in developing and launching CNBC; played a role in the creation of MSNBC) Had a distinguished career at NBCUniversal prior to taking the helm at Discovery.
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae Attorney An attorney with the New York firm.

External roles

Organization Role Dates
Grupo Televisa S.A.B. Director
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Director
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Director 2015 to 2021

Related

Company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Company hub Person Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. Independent Board Chair Person Richard W. Fisher Independent Director Person Paul A. Gould Independent Director Person Debra L. Lee Independent Director Person Joseph M. Levin Independent Director Person Anton J. Levy Independent Director Person Kenneth W. Lowe Independent Director Person Fazal F. Merchant Independent Director Person Anthony J. Noto Independent Director Person Paula A. Price Independent Director Person Daniel E. Sanchez Independent Director Person Geoffrey Y. Yang Independent Director Deal Warner Bros Discovery All3Media 2014 Deal page Deal Warner Bros Discovery Eurosport International Tf1 2014 Deal page Deal Warner Bros Discovery Sbs Nordic Prosiebensat 1 2013 Deal page
Source: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. SEC filings and official company website

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