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Ynon Kreiz to receive $31.5 million signing bonus from Paramount-Warner Bros.

In brief

An SEC filing says Ynon Kreiz will receive a $31.5 million signing bonus and annual compensation valued at about $30 million. Kreiz was named co-CEO of the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery alongside David Ellison. He is set to start on October 5 under an initial five-year contract after leaving Mattel.

Generated automatically by AI from 7 sources, without editorial review · updated 2 Oct

What changed

  1. 30 Sept, 13:49Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz May Be Heading to David Ellison’s Paramount-Warner Bros. · The Hollywood Reporter
  2. 30 Sept, 20:19Ynon Kreiz Anointed Co-CEO Of Newly Minted ParaBros; David Ellison Says Mega-Studio Is “Transformational Moment For Our Industry” · Deadline
  3. 1 Oct, 20:44Ynon Kreiz, as Co-CEO of Paramount, to Receive Pay Package Worth More Than $46.5 Million · Variety
  4. 1 Oct, 21:30Ynon Kreiz Gets $31.5 Million Signing Bonus In Five-Year Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal · The Hollywood Reporter
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Chronological coverage

  1. 1 October
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Latest1 Oct, 21:30

    Ynon Kreiz Gets $31.5 Million Signing Bonus In Five-Year Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

    An SEC filing discloses that Kreiz will receive annual compensation valued at around $30M in the deal.

    The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter•Alex Weprin
  3. Deadline
    Follow-up1 Oct, 21:27

    Ynon Kreiz, Newly Minted Co-CEO Of Paramount, To Get Pay Bump After WBD Merger Close

    Former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz, who was tapped Wednesday as Co-CEO of the soon-to-merge Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, will collect at least $35.1 million a year by 2027.

    DeadlineDeadline•Dade Hayes
  4. Variety
    Follow-up1 Oct, 20:44

    Ynon Kreiz, as Co-CEO of Paramount, to Receive Pay Package Worth More Than $46.5 Million

    Ynon Kreiz, as David Ellison’s right-hand man at the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery, is getting a big pay bump over his pay package as CEO of Mattel. Kreiz, 61, signed an initial five-year employment contract with Paramount. He starts Oct.

    VarietyVariety•Todd Spangler
  5. 30 September
  6. The Verge
    Follow-up30 Sept, 23:08

    The new and huger Paramount has a new co-CEO

    Paramount is appointing a new co-CEO ahead of the close of its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Ynon Kreiz, previously Mattel's chairman and CEO, will be joining Paramount to lead alongside chairman and CEO David Ellison.

    The VergeThe Verge•Jay Peters
  7. The New York Times
    Follow-up30 Sept, 22:40

    Mattel Chief Named Co-C.E.O. of Combined Paramount and Warner Bros.

    Ynon Kreiz, who will work alongside David Ellison at the merged company, helped turn Barbie into a blockbuster movie.

    The New York TimesThe New York Times•Benjamin Mullin
  8. Business Insider
    Follow-up30 Sept, 21:35

    Here's what David Ellison told Paramount employees about the new co-CEO he just hired

    Paramount Skydance's David Ellison just introduced new co-CEO Ynon Kreiz ahead of its $110 billion deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

    Business InsiderBusiness Insider•James Faris (jfaris@businessinsider.com)
  9. CNBC
    Follow-up30 Sept, 21:05

    David Ellison names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery

    Paramount CEO David Ellison announced outgoing Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will serve as the co-CEO of the anticipated combination of Paramount and WBD.

    CNBCCNBC
  10. Business Insider
    Follow-up30 Sept, 20:25

    David Ellison just picked Mattel's Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO of the merged Paramount-WBD

    David Ellison will share the reins of the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery with former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz.

    Business InsiderBusiness Insider•James Faris (jfaris@businessinsider.com)
  11. The Hollywood Reporter
    Follow-up30 Sept, 20:24

    Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz Named As Co-CEO of David Ellison’s Paramount-Warner Bros.

    The veteran exec will run day-to-day operations, alongside Ellison.

    The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter•Caitlin Huston
  12. Deadline
    Follow-up30 Sept, 20:19

    Ynon Kreiz Anointed Co-CEO Of Newly Minted ParaBros; David Ellison Says Mega-Studio Is “Transformational Moment For Our Industry”

    Mere minutes after a federal judge signed-off on the antitrust settlement deal between Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery and a dozen blue state Attorneys General, David Ellison has unveiled a co-CEO for his $111 billion merger company.

    DeadlineDeadline•Dominic Patten
  13. Deadline
    Follow-up30 Sept, 18:02

    Ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz In Line For High-Level Paramount Exec Post

    Former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz has talked with Paramount CEO David Ellison about taking on a senior executive role, sources familiar with the discussions tell Deadline.

    DeadlineDeadline•Dade Hayes
  14. Variety
    Follow-up30 Sept, 15:43

    David Ellison Recruits Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz for Senior Role at Merged Paramount-Warner Bros.

    Ynon Kreiz, who is stepping down as CEO of Mattel after eight years, will join David Ellison’s Paramount — which is on the brink of closing its mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery — in a senior management role, according to two industry sources.

    VarietyVariety•Todd Spangler
  15. The Hollywood Reporter
    First seen30 Sept, 13:49

    Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz May Be Heading to David Ellison’s Paramount-Warner Bros.

    Kreiz announced his exit from the toy giant Wednesday morning, and the rumor mill is buzzing that he may be heading to a top role at the combined media giant.

    The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter•Alex Weprin