Bernard Lander, founder of Touro College, received compensation of more than $4 million in 2008, making him the top-paid private college president that year.
Touro trustees awarded the money to Lander after deciding he had been underpaid during his t…
Gregory B. Maffei, boss of Liberty Media Corp. (LINTA), topped The Wall Street Journal list of best-paid CEOs, taking home $87.1 million.
Maffei’s compensation was four times larger than his 2008 package.
Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle Corp. (ORCL), came in second, with a pay packet of $68.6 million. Most of that took the form of options, valued at $61.9 million.
The survey…
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The number of chief executive officers leaving their posts in October fell to its lowest level in 18 months, according to a new report released today. The drop seems to show that the volatile job market, at least among corporat…
It’s not unusual for a departing chief exec to maintain some involvement with the corporation he or she led, usually by holding onto or taking a position on the company’s board of directors.
That can be a bad idea. Consider GM’…
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has promoted Chief Operating Officer Stephen Chazen to the position of CEO, effective next May.
Chazen will replace Ray Irani, who will continue as full-time executive chairman, the company said in a statement.
“Steve is a proven leader who has been an integral member of the senior management team for many years, and I am confident that he will continue…
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Occidental Petroleum Names Stephen Chazen as CEO originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:03:00.
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