Independent director

Fazal F. Merchant

Independent Director·Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

About

Fazal F. Merchant is an Independent Director of Warner Bros. Discovery, serving on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He has been a director since 2022.

He brings expertise in financial reporting and controls, financial strategy, M&A and capital markets from over three decades of corporate finance, investment banking and advisory experience, including service as CFO of media and technology companies and technology and cybersecurity experience at Tanium, Wiz and others.

Since 2022
Age 53
Tenure 4 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. Independent Director 2022–present Current role
Wiz President and CFO A cloud security company acquired by Alphabet/Google in March 2026, since 2025.
Sixth Street Partners Senior Advisor A global investment firm, since 2023.
Tanium, Inc. Co-CEO 2019 to 2020 Co-CEO until retirement in 2020; COO & CFO (2017 to 2019) and Director (2019 to 2022) of a subscription-based cybersecurity and IT management company.
DreamWorks Animation SKG CFO 2014 to 2016 An animation studio acquired by Comcast in 2016.
DirecTV SVP Corporate Development, Corporate Treasurer, and CFO of Latin America 2012 to 2014 Several executive roles; DirecTV was acquired by AT&T in 2015.
Barclays Capital Inc., Royal Bank of Scotland and Ford Motor Company Investment banking roles

External roles

Organization Role Dates
Ryman Hospitality Properties Director 2017 to 2025
Meritor, Inc. Director 2020 to 2022

Related

Source: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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