Ynon Kreiz to Receive Over $46.5 Million at Paramount-WBD as $111 Billion Merger Nears Close
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Updated · Variety · Oct 2
Ynon Kreiz to Receive Over $46.5 Million at Paramount-WBD as $111 Billion Merger Nears Close
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Oct 2
Summary
$46.5 million-plus in first-year compensation will go to Ynon Kreiz after he signed a five-year contract to serve as co-CEO of the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery.
$31.5 million of that package comes from a one-time fully vested RSU signing award; Kreiz also gets a $5 million base salary, a bonus targeted at $4.9 million and 1.25 million Class B shares.
Oct. 5 is Kreiz’s start date, one day before Paramount is scheduled to close its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
$15.1 million was Kreiz’s total 2025 pay as Mattel CEO, underscoring the sharp jump tied to his move into the combined media group.