Warner Bros. Discovery said on Jul 28, 2025 that Fraser Woodford would become CFO and Brian Rauch chief accounting officer if the split it had planned was completed
On Jul 28, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Fraser Woodford would be appointed its chief financial officer and Brian Rauch its chief accounting officer, effective upon, and contingent on, completion of the separation it had planned into two publicly traded companies. The filing said that on completion Gunnar Wiedenfels would stop serving as chief financial officer and was expected to serve as CEO, and Lori Locke would stop serving as chief accounting officer. The company said the terms of both men's pay had not yet been determined, and that it would amend the 8-K within four business days after the terms were determined or became available. The 8-K, which reports events from Jul 28, 2025, is on the SEC's EDGAR database.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
How each figure was checked
- Woodford to be appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective on completion of the Separation; announced on this dateJuly 28, 2025SEC EDGAR, Form 8-K filed Jul 28, 2025 ↗
- Rauch to be appointed Chief Accounting Officer, effective on completion of the Separation; announced on this dateJuly 28, 2025SEC EDGAR, Form 8-K filed Jul 28, 2025 ↗
- the planned separation into two publicly traded companiestwo publicly traded companiesSEC EDGAR, Form 8-K filed Jul 28, 2025 ↗
- Wiedenfels to cease serving as Chief Financial Officer and be expected to serve as Chief Executive Officer, on completion of the Separationceases to serve as Chief Financial Officer; expected to serve as Chief Executive OfficerSEC EDGAR, Form 8-K filed Jul 28, 2025 ↗
- Locke to cease serving as Chief Accounting Officer, on completion of the Separationceases to serve as Chief Accounting OfficerSEC EDGAR, Form 8-K filed Jul 28, 2025 ↗
- Woodford's compensation not yet determined; the company will amend the 8-K within four business days after it isfour business daysSEC EDGAR, Form 8-K filed Jul 28, 2025 ↗
- Rauch's compensation not yet determined; the company will amend the 8-K within four business days after it isfour business daysSEC EDGAR, Form 8-K filed Jul 28, 2025 ↗
- the date of the report, the earliest event reportedJuly 28, 2025SEC EDGAR, Form 8-K filed Jul 28, 2025 ↗
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The record
- Company
- Warner Bros. Discovery (CIK 1437107)
- Form
- 8-K
- Accession
- 0001437107-25-000177
- Filed
- Jul 28, 2025
- Period of report
- Jul 28, 2025
- Items
- 5.02 Officers, directors or their pay
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