About

Gunnar Wiedenfels is the Chief Financial Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery. He has been an executive officer since 2017.

He has served as CFO since the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger on April 8, 2022. In April 2026 WBD entered into a new employment agreement with Mr. Wiedenfels, effective July 11, 2026, under which he will continue as CFO until April 28, 2028.

Roles

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer · Current role
2017–present
Discovery, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer · Served as Discovery's CFO from April 2017 until the closing of the WarnerMedia Merger in April 2022.
2017 to 2022
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
Executive management roles · Spent seven years in executive management roles at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE in Munich, Germany, prior to joining Discovery in 2017.

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Salary
$2,142,400
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$35,610
Total compensation
$17,674,762

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive
$5,214,718
FormNon-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation

Stock awards

Stock awards
$8,188,512
FormStock awards (PRSUs and RSUs)
Option awards
$2,093,522
FormOption awards

Also at Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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