Top paid executives in 2012
Forbes has listed the top paid executives of 2012, and top-earning CEOs had a bumper year with stock gains padding compensation considerably.
The executive which brought home the most money in 2012 is John Hammergren, the president, chairman and CEO of McKesson Corporation – an American medical and scientific supplies company.
Hammergren’s compensation for 2012 was boosted by over $112 million in stock gains. McKesson brought in a net income (profits after tax) of $1.4 billion in its full-year reporting, ending March 2012.
Ralph Lauren, founder of the clothing brand of the same name, brought in under half of Hammergren’s earnings in 2012 with $66.6 million, placing second, overall.
Jeffery Boyd, CEO and president of travel services website, Priceline.com, makes a strong showing for online companies, bringing in total compensation of $50.18 million, bolstered by $30.24 million in stock gains.
Top earner
| Name | John H Hammergren |
| Salary | $1.66 million |
| Bonus | $4.65 million |
| Other | $12.76 million |
| Stock Gains | $112.12 million |
| Total | $131.19 million |
Top 10
| # | Name | Company | Salary ($million) |
| 1 | John H Hammergren | McKesson | 131.19 |
| 2 | Ralph Lauren | Ralph Lauren | 66.65 |
| 3 | Michael D Fascitelli | Vornado Realty | 64.405 |
| 4 | Richard D Kinder | Kinder Morgan | 60.94 |
| 5 | David M Cote | Honeywell | 55.79 |
| 6 | George Paz | Express Scripts | 51.525 |
| 7 | Jeffery H Boyd | Priceline.com | 50.185 |
| 8 | Stephen J Hemsley | UnitedHealth Group | 48.835 |
| 9 | Clarence P Cazalot Jr | Marathon Oil | 43.71 |
| 10 | John C Martin | Gilead Sciences | 43.19 |
Highest paid tech executives
When it comes to the tech sector, specifically, Qualcomm CEO, Paul Jacobs, raked in over $36 million in 2012, bolstered by over $28 million in stock gains on top of his $1.15 million salary and $5.5 million bonus.
Jacobs placed 20th, overall, being the only tech executive to crack the top 25.
Other big tech players, such as Oracle‘s Lawrence Ellison and Apple‘s chief, Tim Cook, placed outside of the top 100, overall, earning a 2012 total of well over $14 million dollars, each.
Top tech earner
| Name | Paul E Jacobs |
| Salary | $1.15 million |
| Bonus | $5.51 million |
| Other | $0.74 million |
| Stock Gains | $28.93 million |
| Total | $36.33 million |
Top 10 in tech
| # | O# |
Name | Company | Salary ($million) |
| 1 | 20 | Paul E Jacobs | Qualcomm | 36.33 |
| 2 | 26 | Joseph M Tucci | EMC | 32.3 |
| 3 | 34 | Randall L Stephenson | AT&T | 26 |
| 4 | 84 | Thomas Georgens | NetApp | 17.03 |
| 5 | 98 | Jen-Hsun Huang | Nvidia | 15.445 |
| 6 | 99 | John J Donahoe | Ebay | 15.38 |
| 7 | 106 | Lawrence J Ellison | Oracle | 14.89 |
| 8 | 107 | Timothy D Cook | Apple | 14.826 |
| 9 | 122 | Gregory Q Brown | Motorola Solutions | 13.7 |
| 10 | 158 | Virginia M Rometty | IBM | 10.886 |
The Forbes compensation rank is based on total compensation for latest fiscal year. Total compensation for each chief executive includes the following:
- Salary and bonuses;
- Other compensation, such as vested restricted stock grants, LTIP payouts and perks;
- Stock gains, the value realized by exercising stock options.
You can view the full list on Forbes
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