# WBD Executives Score $1.1 Billion from Skydance Merger

> Top Warner Bros. Discovery executives earned $1.1 billion from Skydance merger payouts.
- Title: WBD Executives Score $1.1 Billion from Skydance Merger
- Summary: Top Warner Bros. Discovery executives earned $1.1 billion from Skydance merger payouts. Warner Bros. Discovery executives received $1.1 billion in payouts…
- Keywords: warner bros discovery, skydance, paramount, david zaslav, jb perrette, gunnar wiedenfels, bruce campbell, gerhard zeiler, entertainment, culture, WBD, Executives
- Source: Deadline — https://deadline.com/2026/10/wbd-payouts-executives-skydance-merger-1237143687
- Author: Dade Hayes
- Published: 2026-10-09T21:02:50+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: warner bros discovery, skydance, paramount, david zaslav, jb perrette, gunnar wiedenfels, bruce campbell, gerhard zeiler, entertainment, culture
## Warner Bros. Discovery executives
Former Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav collected over $600 million from the $110 billion sale to Paramount.
## Top deputies earned $120-150 million
Streaming and games chief JB Perrette, CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels, and uber-distribution boss Bruce Campbell each took home $120-150 million.
## International chief earned $90 million
International chief Gerhard Zeiler pocketed approximately $90 million from the Skydance merger.
## Key takeaway

Warner Bros. Discovery executives received $1.1 billion in payouts from the Skydance merger.