Paramount CEO David Ellison’s Pay in 2025 Was $63.2 Million, Former President Jeff Shell Had $60.7 Million in Compensation

Paramount Ex-President Jeff Shell’s 2025 Pay Tops $60 Million

Recently departed Paramount president Jeff Shell had a 2025 package worth $60.7 million, according to an SEC filing Friday. Shell compensation was mostly $1.4 million in base salary and $58.7 million in stock awards. Paramount CEO David Ellison’s comp totaled $63.2 million. Ellison’s Skydance Media acquired control of Paramount last August. His package included the same $1.4 million base pay and $58.7 million in stock awards along with $1.4 mi…

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's Pay Hit $63.2 Million in 2025

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison raked in $63.2 million in compensation for 2025. The package, which covers the closing of the Paramount Skydance merger on Aug. 7 to Dec. 31, included a $1.41 million base salary, $58.7 million in stock awards, $1.41 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation and $1.7 million in “other” compensation. Other compensation included $648 in company-paid life insurance,$1.68 million in personal security-rela…

Paramount CEO David Ellison’s Pay in 2025 Was $63.2 Million, Former President Jeff Shell Had $60.7 Million in Compensation

Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison, who is in the midst of trying close a massive deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, had a pay package worth $63.2 million last year — mostly in stock that vests over five years. Jeff Shell, who resigned as Paramount’s president earlier this month to “focus” on a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against him, had a total compensation package worth $60.68 million. The company disclosed the executiv…

Filing: Paramount CEO David Ellison's 2025 compensation was $63.2M, CLO Makan Delrahim's package was $63.6M, and ex-president Jeff Shell's package was $60.7M

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