Ted Sarandos
Courtesy of Netflix
United States
2022

Netflix

Ted
Sarandos

Co-CEO / Chief Content Officer

For a decade, Sarandos (with chairman and co-CEO Reed Hastings) guided Net­flix on a nearly nonstop upward trajectory that disrupted and transformed the modern entertainment landscape, not to mention the leisure habits of people everywhere. But the streaming giant hit a wall in April when it announced its first loss of subscribers in more than 10 years. Overnight, its stock dropped 35%, reducing its market cap by more than $54 billion, leading to more than 150 layoffs and a string of canceled projects at the company once known for its free-spending ways. Amid all the turmoil and industry schadenfreude, Sarandos got to revel in some awards success when Netflix scored two Oscar nominations for best picture (“Power of the Dog,” “Don’t Look Up”).

Career

  • Netflix
  • BRIGHT
  • FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER: A DAUGHTER OF CAMBODIA REMEMBERS

Education

  • Arizona State University (AZ, USA)

Variety Honors

  • 2017 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2018 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2019 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2020 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2021 Variety500 Honoree
  • Dealmaker's Impact
  • Digital Entertainment Impact/Digital Execs
  • Showman of the Year
  • Variety Vanguard
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Netflix's Reed Hastings, Ted Sarandos See Compensation Rise to More Than $50 Million in 2022

Netflix's Reed Hastings, Ted Sarandos See Compensation Rise to More Than $50 Million in 2022

Reed Hastings, who stepped aside as co-CEO of Netflix in January, and co-chief Ted Sarandos both saw double-digit increases in their compensation packages for 2022, with their total pay topping $50 million each.Hastings' total pay last year was $51.07 million, $49.4 million of which was in stock option awards, up 25% from 2021, the streamer disclosed in its 2023 proxy statement Friday. Sarandos' pay jumped 31.5% in 2022, to $50.3 million, comprising $20 million base annual salary, $28.5 million in...

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