CEO Pay: Big Bucks for Tech's Chief Executives

Salaries, bonuses, perks and stock awards added up to big pay packages for tech CEOs in 2008.

By Ann Bednarz, Network World

Randall Stephenson's 2008 package included a $1.4 million salary and $376,248 in other compensation. The bulk of his pay package came in the form of stock and option awards valued at $13.2 million at the time they were granted. Overall, the value of Stephenson's 2008 package fell 17% from 2007, when he received compensation worth $18 million. Meanwhile, AT&T's revenue for 2008 totaled $124 billion (up 4% from $119 billion in 2007), and net income was $12.9 billion (up 8% from $12 billion).
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