Top CEO Bonuses of 2010 (so far)

1. William R. Johnson, Chairman and President, H.J. Heinz. Bonus: $8,589,063, up 17.6 percent. Johnson has been at Heinz since 1982. Past positions include vice president of marketing for Ketchup. He has helped Heinz grow its business overseas, particularly in Asia. China gave him the highest honor it gives foreign business leaders -- the Marco Polo Award -- for his contributions to the development of China's food industry. Heinz's sales for 2010 are $10.49 billion, up 3.42 percent; net income is $882.34 million, up 4.41 percent.

2. 2. Lawrence J. Ellison, Chief Executive Officer, Oracle. Bonus: $6,453,254, up 79.9 percent. Ellison has been CEO of Oracle since he founded the company in 1977. He has been a pioneer in providing business applications on the Internet and, before founding Oracle, he helped build the first IBM-compatible mainframe. Intensely competitive, Ellison plays tennis, flies planes and races yachts. In 2010 he sailed with the BMW Oracle yacht racing team to help win the America's Cup. Oracle's sales for 2010 are $26.82 billion, up 15.34 percent; net income is $6.14 billion, up 9.69 percent

3. John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems. Bonus: $4,600,000, up 126.5 percent. Since becoming CEO in 1995, Chambers has pushed Cisco's annual revenue from $2.0 billion to over $40 billion. An expert in workplace learning, he served as a member of President George W. Bush's Education Committee in 2000. Cisco's sales for 2010 are $40.04 billion, up 10.86 percent; net income is $7.77 billion, up 26.62 percent.

4. Mark G. Parker, President and CEO, Nike. Bonus: $4,441,875, up 393.5 percent. Parker, who first went to work at Nike in 1979, became CEO in 2006. He has expanded the company's portfolio of brands to include Cole Haan, Converse and Hurley International. He's a believer in corporate responsibility. During his time as CEO, Nike has become a supporter of such foundations as "Girl Effect" and "Yellow Band." The company's 2010 sales are $19.01 billion, up 0.85 percent; net income is $1.91 billion, up 28.25 percent.

5. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO, News Corp. Bonus: $4,368,800, down 19.6 percent. Starting in 1953 with a single, family-owned newspaper in his native Australia, Murdoch has built a media empire that now includes the tabloid New York Post, DIRECTV, Fox Entertainment Group and TV Guide. Among his latest ventures is The Daily, an iPad-only newspaper. He's been chairman of News Corp since 1991. And at age 79 he still boxes -- so watch what you say. Sales for 2010 are $32.78 billion, up 7.74 percent; net income is $2.54 billion, up from a loss of $3.31 billion the year before

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Things are just rough all over, huh?

Intensely competitive, Ellison plays tennis, flies planes and races yachts.

This could not scream Rich White Man any louder.

xtine wrote:

Intensely competitive, Ellison plays tennis, flies planes and races yachts.

This could not scream Rich White Man any louder.

Does he have a kid named Biff or Buffy?

wait until the banks and oil companies pay out...those numbers are small fry in comparison

xtine wrote:

Intensely competitive, Ellison plays tennis, flies planes and races yachts.

This could not scream Rich White Man any louder.

But he does. Not only does he do all of that, if I remember correctly, his California home is a replica Japanese samurai villa.

He's a colossal nerd.

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:wait until the banks and oil companies pay out...those numbers are small fry in comparison

I don't think anyone at BP is going to get a super huge bonus.


Btw, I got my Bonus, 2 movie ticket coupons and a free Chic-fil-a sandwich

Tony Hayward was on a 4 million sterling salary...oil spills wont affect his retirement package one bit

1300ZUK wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:wait until the banks and oil companies pay out...those numbers are small fry in comparison

I don't think anyone at BP is going to get a super huge bonus.


Btw, I got my Bonus, 2 movie ticket coupons and a free Chic-fil-a sandwich

Our company gifts this year included a little digital camo portfolio with the company name embroidered on it, a new iPod shuffle with "Thank You 2010" engraved on it, and my boss gave me a pair of tickets to the UCF men's basketball game.

I've also been promised a raise/promotion but nothing yet.

1300ZUK wrote:

Pennzoil GT-R wrote:wait until the banks and oil companies pay out...those numbers are small fry in comparison

I don't think anyone at BP is going to get a super huge bonus.

you might be painfully wrong....