# Warner Bros. Execs Cash Out $1.1 Billion

> Five Warner Bros. executives cashed out $1.1 billion from Paramount sale.
- Title: Warner Bros. Execs Cash Out $1.1 Billion | Shortify
- Summary: Five Warner Bros. executives cashed out $1.1 billion from Paramount sale. Five Warner Bros. executives sold shares and options for a total of $1.1 billion in…
- Keywords: warner bros discovery, paramount, skydance, executives, share sale, wbd, Warner, Bros, Execs, Cash, Billion, The Hollywood Reporter
- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wbd-exes-1-billion-skydance-sale-1236726172
- Author: Alex Weprin
- Published: 2026-10-09T15:03:10+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: warner bros discovery, paramount, skydance, executives, share sale, wbd
## Warner Bros. Executives Cash Out
Five Warner Bros. executives sold shares and options for a total of $1.1 billion in the Warner Bros. Discovery sale to Paramount.
## Top Executives' Payouts
Former WBD CEO David Zaslav sold shares worth more than $224 million and options netting $381 million, totaling $606 million.
## Other Executives' Payouts
Former CFO Gunnar Weidenfels, chief revenue officer Bruce Campbell, and international chief Gerhard Zeiler each netted $122 million, $129 million, and $92 million respectively.
## Employee Equity Payouts
About half of WBD employees held shares, with 500 employees likely to net at least $1 million and 1,000 netting at least $500,000.
## Key takeaway

Five Warner Bros. executives sold shares and options for a total of $1.1 billion in the Warner Bros. Discovery sale to Paramount.