David Zaslav
David Zaslav
David M. Zaslav is the president and chief executive officer of Discovery Communications, a position he has held since January 2007. He was previously an executive at NBC Universal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth15 January 1960
CountryUnited States of America
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