David Zaslav

Executive / Chief Executive Officer
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David Zaslav is President and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, one of the world’s largest and most diverse media and entertainment companies with market leadership across all programming genres, including premium scripted television and movies, non-fiction series, international, animation, global sports and news. Mr. Zaslav spearheaded the transaction between AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery, combining the companies’ media assets, in 2022. Prior to taking the helm at Discovery, Mr. Zaslav had a distinguished career at NBC Universal, where he was instrumental in developing and launching CNBC and also played a role in the creation of MSNBC. He was previously an attorney with the New York firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, and graduated with honors from Boston University School of Law. Mr. Zaslav was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame in 2017 and is a member of the Cable TV Pioneers Class of 2018. He is a recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award, the UJA-Federation of New York’s Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award, Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Fred Dressler Leadership Award, and the Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration’s Susan and S.I. Newhouse Award of Hope. Mr. Zaslav serves on the boards of American Cinematheque, Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Grupo Televisa, and Partnership for New York City.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Zaslav
DoB: 15/01/1960
Age: 66 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: BS, J.D.
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CompanyCommitteePositionDate Appointed
BoardMember01/01/2022

 

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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Warner BrosBoardChief Executive Officer01/01/2006

 

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