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Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav's 'extraordinary' $887 million golden parachute gets ripped by proxy advisory firm ISS
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CEO salaries and executive compensation
Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav’s ‘extraordinary’ $887 million golden parachute gets ripped by proxy advisory firm ISS
By Amanda Gerut
News Editor, West Coast
April 8, 2026, 8:34 PM ET
David Zaslav attends the Los Angeles premiere of HBO’s “Euphoria,” season three, at TCL Chinese Theatre, April 7, 2026, in Hollywood.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
An advisory firm that counsels the largest institutional investors on how to vote at shareholder meetings is recommending investors support Warner Bros. Discovery’s $77.7 billion acquisition by Paramount Skydance but is against a golden parachute proposal that would see executives collect a total of $1.35 billion after the deal goes through.
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CEO salaries and executive compensation
Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav’s ‘extraordinary’ $887 million golden parachute gets ripped by proxy advisory firm ISS
By Amanda Gerut
News Editor, West Coast
April 8, 2026, 8:34 PM ET
David Zaslav attends the Los Angeles premiere of HBO’s “Euphoria,” season three, at TCL Chinese Theatre, April 7, 2026, in Hollywood.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
An advisory firm that counsels the largest institutional investors on how to vote at shareholder meetings is recommending investors support Warner Bros. Discovery’s $77.7 billion acquisition by Paramount Skydance but is against a golden parachute proposal that would see executives collect a total of $1.35 billion after the deal goes through.
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