David Zaslav became President and CEO of?Discovery Communications in 2007.  In this capacity, he determines the strategy of the company while supervising all its operations.  Since he started leading the firm, Zaslav has been also been put in charge of various initiatives connected to its growth, performance and operational efficiency.  As well it was Zaslav who led the company into trading as a public company on the Nasdaq stock exchange.  Since then, he has delivered four consecutive years of double-digit earnings growth. In addition, he has been in charge of the new strategic effort to clarify and strengthen the company’s world-class brands, including a renewed focus on creativity and almost double increase in investment in original content.

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