Last year was good to Jeff Shell. This year, not so much.
The former Paramount Skydance president received a total pay package of $60.7 million in 2025. In 2026, he was ousted amid a fight with a high-stakes gambler.
For the four-ish months David Ellison was CEO of Paramount Skydance, the mogul was awarded a $63 million pay package.
Ellison received a base salary of $1.4 million, alongside stock awards of $58.7 million. He also received an additional $1.4 million in compensation, which included an annual incentive award, as well as services provided to Skydance and Paramount Global prior to the Closing Date. Skydance Media completed its $8.4 billion acquisition of Paramount Global on August 7, 2025.
More to come.
