David M. Zaslav
2009
In 2009, David M. Zaslav earned a total compensation of $11.7M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Discovery Communications, a 48% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $3,900,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $5,483,457 |
| Salary | $2,000,000 |
| Other | $272,393 |
| Total | $11,655,850 |
Zaslav received $5.5M in option awards, accounting for 47% of the total pay in 2009.
Zaslav also received $3.9M in non-equity incentive plan, $2M in salary and $272.4K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2009, David M. Zaslav's compensation ranked 159th out of 9,885 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Zaslav earned more than 98.4% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 159 out of 9,885 | 98th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 25 out of 872 | 97th |
Major group Communications | 19 out of 256 | 93rd |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 12 out of 41 | 71st |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 12 out of 41 | 71st |
Source: SEC filing on March 30, 2012.
Zaslav's colleagues
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