Bigtime CIOs have endured a volatile year, and their wallets have felt the impact. The sour neconomy and politics involved have led to a huge drop in performance bonuses and rejiggered our annual list of high-paid technology leaders. n Salary Chart Top Technology ExecutiveTitleCompany Total 2008 CompensationSalary Randall MottEVP, CIOHewlett-Packard $28,293,134 $690,000 Larry KittelbergerSVP Technology and OperationsHoneywell International $8,030,866 $712,788 Sam LenoEVP Finance and Information Systems, CFOBoston Scientific $6,321,255 $621,721 Steve SqueriEVP Corporate Development and CIOAmerican Express $6,252,701 $600,000 Bill ChenevichVice Chairman, Technology and Operations ServicesUS Bancorp $5,384,509 $537,521 Franck MoisonPresident Global Marketing, Supply Chain and TechnologyColgate-Palmolive $5,058,159 $641,667 Bob DeRodesformer EVP, CIOHome Depot $4,836,618 $462,769 Tim Shackformer EVP, CIOPNC Financial Services Group $4,577,332 $510,000 Glen SalowEVP Service Delivery and TechnologyAmeriprise Financial $4,071,987 $475,000 Randy DarcyEVP Worldwide Technology and OperationsGeneral Mills $3,476,976 $489,895 Robert WillettCEO Best Buy International, CIOBest Buy $3,468,486 $821,157 Anil KottoorSVP, CIOWellCare Health Plans $3,079,961 $305,000 Anna EwingEVP, Global Software Development and CIONASDAQ OMG Group $2,791,709 $400,000 Patrick McNameeEVP Operations and TechnologyExpress Scripts $2,769,387 $464,981 Deborah ButlerEVP Planning and CIONorfolk Southern $2,723,561 $435,000 Michael MaslowskiSVP, CIO CenturyTel $2,672,770 $353,712 Greg FramkeEVP, Chief Information and Operations OfficerEtrade Financial $2,059,718 $421,731 Kenneth TyeSr. Exec. VP, CIOTotal System Services $2,047,126 $440,013 David JohnsSVP, Supply Chain and IT OfficerOwens Corning $1,816,368 $367,500 David KelleyEVP, CIOTD Ameritrade $1,792,653 $300,000 Thomas FrankEVP, CIOInteractive Brokers Group $1,778,179 $312,000 Jenny BoltEVP Operations and TechnologyFranklin Resources $1,768,722 $506,250 Michael ChelesVP ITMEMC Electronic Materials $1,745,238 $237,000 Rob Autorformer EVP, CIOSLM $1,741,720 $350,000 Tim SullivanCorporate EVP, CIOSunTrust Banks $1,698,634 $484,067 Bruce GoodmanSVP, Chief Service and Information OfficerHumana $1,588,048 $489,385 Lisa BachmannSVP Merchandise Planning/Allocation and CIOBig Lots $1,572,566 $436,222 John Alexander Du Plessis CurrieEVP, CIOBrightpoint $1,400,797 $475,000 Richard FlaksSVP, Planning, Allocation and ITThe Children’s Place $1,382,189 $494,497 Mahvash YazdiSVP, CIOEdison International $1,228,790 $394,947 Calvin SihillingEVP, CIONash-Finch $1,189,392 $378,866 Jeanne MorenoVP, CIOSnap-On $1,177,949 $319,340 Raymond VoelkerCIOProgressive $1,170,457 $377,307 Scott ArvidsonEVP, CIOKansas City Southern $1,141,863 $336,386 Joseph OsbournEVP, CIOTech Data $1,127,556 $498,001 Pierre SamecCTOExpedia $1,070,060 $350,000 Keith MorrowSVP, CIOBlockbuster $1,054,104 $350,000 Michael RelichSVP, CIOGuess? $977,590 $386,154 Gregory TranterSVP, CIOThe Hanover Insurance Group $948,736 $369,231 Richard WhiteFormer SVP, CIOMPS Group $916,176 $250,000 Richard SmithSVP, CIOCarMax $864,800 $338,308 Lawrence DelGattoEVP, CIORadian Group $845,018 $300,000 Kenneth SmithSVP, CIO and Human Resources OfficerPolyOne $840,753 $333,308 Jon KernerSVP, CIOMPS Group $837,517 $250,000 Larry ThomasVP, CIOLandstar Systems $808,482 $206,000 Dudley SondenoSVP, Chief Knowledge and Technology OfficerSouthwest Gas $792,009 $272,377 Paul G.P. HoogenboomSVP, Manufacturing and Operations, CIORPM International $727,055 $346,000 Bruce MarcusEVP, CIOMcGraw-Hill $651,861 $420,000 Allan LubitzSVP, CIOMercury General $604,708 $325,000 Laurie DouglasSVP, CIOPublix Super Markets $540,093 $505,600 Richard GeorgeVP, Controller and CIOThe Andersons $504,100 $210,885 Kenneth DeWittVP, CIOUnited Rentals $459,486 $205,077 Source: CIO Related content brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. 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