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Ten Highest Paid CEOs of 2010 (MCK, OCR, TRW, VRSK, CVS, GGP, RL, VNO, AET, GBL)
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When it comes to executive pay, the amounts paid to today’s highest paid CEOs equals the GDP of a small emerging nation. The ten most highly compensated CEOs according to a recent survey by GMI took home about $770 million, more than the GDP of Vanuatu or Samoa, among others.The GMI survey measures what the firm calls “total realized compensation,” which is further defined as “compensation that has been received by the CEO, rather than any notional estimates, accounting costs, or other uncertainties.” Here’s the list:
|
CEO |
Company |
Ticker  |
Compensation |
| John Hammergren | McKesson Corp. | MCK |
$145,266,971 |
| Joel Gemunder | Omnicare, Inc. | OCR |
$98,283,242 |
| John Plant | TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. | TRW |
$76,841,646 |
| Frank Coyne | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | VRSK |
$69,416,726 |
| Thomas Ryan | CVS Caremark Corp. | CVS |
$68,079,823 |
| Adam Metz | General Growth Properties, Inc. | GGP |
$66,707,460 |
| Ralph Lauren | Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. | RL |
$66,651,515 |
| Michael Fascitelli | Vornado Realty Trust | VNO |
$64,402,468 |
| Ronald Williams | Aetna, Inc. | AET |
$57,787,786 |
| Mario Gabelli | GAMCO Investors Inc. | GBL |
$56,608,736 |
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