Warner CEO Zaslav Poised to Become Billionaire From Netflix Deal

Netflix Inc.’s $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is a coup for stockholders, whose shares are being bought for more than triple what they were worth as recently as April.

Another big winner: Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav, who is poised to become a billionaire if the deal closes.

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David Zaslav

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Long one of the highest-paid executives in media, Zaslav, 65, took home more than $200 million in salary and cash bonuses over a nearly two-decade run leading the New York-based studio. That attracted criticism, ...