Green Mountain Replaces Chairman After Margin Call – The New York Times

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“From August 2003 till April 2012, Mr. Stiller made a net gain of $216 million from selling Green Mountain shares, according to Equilar, an executive compensation data firm.”
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Furor Over Executive Pay Is Not the Revolt It Appears to Be – The New York Times

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“Median pay for executives at 200 major companies was $9.6 million in 2010 according to a study conducted for The New York Times by Equilar, a compensation consultant. This figure was a 12 percent rise over 2009 figures, and the majority of these executives are now being paid above prerecession levels.”
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Media Exec Pay: What Goes Up, Stays Up – Crain’s New York Business

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“In a survey of 2011′s top-paid CEOs prepared for Crain’s by compensation data firm Equilar, seven of the top 20 packages disclosed so far this year went to media chieftains.”
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Citi’s Pandit Sued Over Excessive Pay – New York Daily News

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“Pandit, 55, had the 45th highest compensation among CEOs last year, according to Equilar, an executive compensation research firm. He had an annual salary of $1 for most of 2009 and 2010 while the bank dug out from a government bailout.”
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Chesapeake Draws Shareholder Ire – The Wall Street Journal

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“Only 2% of S&P 500 companies let their board members use corporate aircraft for personal purposes, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Equilar Inc., an executive-pay consulting company.”
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Mylan’s Longtime Chief Executive Got a Big Payday – CNBC

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“In 2011, Mylan’s longtime chief executive Robert Coury, who gave up the post at the end of the year to become executive chairman (he’s also chairman of the board) earned cash compensation of $7.4 million. Sounds like a lot — and it is, especially given Mylan’s size. According to Equilar, Coury’s cash compensation, which includes the cash bonus and non-equity incentive plan comp, is the highest in the drug industry.”
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In Executive Pay, a Rich Game of Thrones – The New York Times

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“After the ups and downs of the recent boom-bust years, pay among the 100 best-paid chief executives at big American corporations held fairly steady in 2011, according to Equilar, which reviewed C.E.O. compensation for The New York Times.”
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US CEOs’ Pay Grew 10 Percent Or More In 2011 Due To Lucrative Stock Awards – The Huffington Post

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“Companies are still filing the proxy statements that detail executive pay, and total figures will not be available until later this spring, but early filings highlight the trend. Aaron Boyd, research director at pay consultants Equilar, also expects realized pay to have risen by double digits as the stock market rallied in 2011.”
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Apple Executives Net $150M Selling Vested Stock Units Granted in 2008 – Apple Insider

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“According to an analysis by equity research firm Equilar, Apple’s executives are at the top of the list for company leaders benefitting from stock compensation this quarter. Another analysis by the firm found Cook to have the highest value in vested stock options among Silicon Valley executives during the first quarter.”
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America’s Highest-Paid CMOs – Forbes

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“While they might argue they’re invaluable growth drivers for their companies, CMOs’ paychecks don’t always reflect that.

That’s the finding of an analysis of chief marketing officer salaries from executive compensation data firm Equilar, done exclusively for Forbes.”
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