David M. Zaslav
2008
In 2008, David M. Zaslav earned a total compensation of $7.9M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Discovery Communications, a 65% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $3,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $2,071,456 |
| Salary | $2,000,000 |
| Other | $298,874 |
| Total | $7,870,330 |
Zaslav received $3.5M in bonus, accounting for 44% of the total pay in 2008.
Zaslav also received $2.1M in option awards, $2M in salary and $298.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, David M. Zaslav's compensation ranked 400th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Zaslav earned more than 95.6% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 400 out of 9,135 | 96th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 65 out of 846 | 92nd |
Major group Communications | 35 out of 236 | 85th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 17 out of 38 | 55th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 17 out of 38 | 55th |
Source: SEC filing on April 4, 2011.
Zaslav's colleagues
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