Companies with over $1 billion in annual revenue. Instead, it was james r Anderson, the newly appointed ceo of coherent corp (nyse Cohr), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers. Elon musk is the highest paid ceo in the world with earnings around $23.5 billion Following him are other big names like tim cook of apple, sundar pichai of alphabet (google’s parent company),.
Below the table, a link provides access to the full equilar 100 list in an interactive chart, sortable by total compensation, revenue and other company metrics. The result is a roster of the richest ceos and highest paid ceos whose pay structures often reflect multi‐year gambits, placing them at the epicenter of debate about incentives, shareholder returns, and corporate culture. Rick smith, the ceo of axon enterprise (maker of tasers and police body cameras), tops the list of highest paid ceos in the world
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