---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-080276"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WMG"
cik: "0001319161"
company_name: "Warner Music Group Corp."
filed_at: "2025-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T15:20:51.565413+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Warner Music Group appoints Armin Zerza as CFO effective May 5; Bryan Castellani steps down

## Summary
- Armin Zerza, former Activision Blizzard CFO, appointed EVP & CFO of WMG effective May 5, 2025.
- Current CFO Bryan Castellani will step down on May 5 and serve as advisor for transition.
- Zerza's employment agreement: 4-year term, $1.2M base salary, $1.8M target bonus, $6M annual RSU grant.
- Signing bonus of $1M and one-time option award of $4M target value, vesting over 4 years.
- Castellani's expected separation agreement includes advisory services and additional benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-080276
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WMG
- cik: 0001319161
- company_name: Warner Music Group Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312525080276/0001193125-25-080276-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312525080276/d907217d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-080276
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-080276.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-080276.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Armin Zerza was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Warner Music Group Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: pursuant to which he will be appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective May 5, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312525080276/0001193125-25-080276-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bryan Castellani departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Warner Music Group Corp..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Bryan Castellani will step down as Executive Vice President and CFO, effective May 5, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312525080276/0001193125-25-080276-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.