Richard Fuld had a $66 million payday in 2000 because, well, he was a great chief executive officer, now wasn’t he? Though the Internet bubble popped and the Nasdaq peaked in 2001, he made another $105.2 million. In 2002, he bagged yet another $28.7 million; 2003, $52.9 million; 2004, $41.8 million; 2005, $104.4 million; 2006, $27.3 million; 2007, $40 million.
via Fraud, failure and bankruptcy pay well for CEOs – Al Lewis – MarketWatch.
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