Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav's 2021 pay jumps 554% to $247M
Discovery Communications reports 2021 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: March 14, 2022
Discovery Communications reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on March 14, 2022.
In 2021, five executives at Discovery Communications received on average a compensation package of $58M, a 318% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Discovery Communications
David M. Zaslav, Chief Executive Officer, received $247M in total, which increased by 554% compared to 2020. 82% of Zaslav's compensation, or $203M, was in option awards. Zaslav also received $4.4M in bonus, $22M in non-equity incentive plan, $3M in salary, $13M in stock awards, as well as $1.1M in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $82,964 at Discovery Communications. Therefore, the ratio of David M. Zaslav's pay to the median employee pay was 2,972 to one.
Jean-Briac Perrette, Chief Executive Officer, received a compensation package of $13M, which increased by 29% compared to previous year. 44% of the compensation package, or $5.9M, was in non-equity incentive plan.
Bruce L. Campbell, Chief Development, Distribution and Legal Officer, earned $13M in 2021, a 38% increase compared to previous year.
Gunnar Wiedenfels, Chief Financial Officer, received $11M in 2021, which increases by 64% compared to 2020.
David Leavy, Chief Corporate Operating Officer, earned $6.5M in 2021, a 23% increase compared to previous year.
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Source: SEC filing on March 14, 2022.