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10 highest paid CEO in the World

Despite the world economic growth predicted to slow down, especially with the debt crisis in Europe, but the performance of large companies were continued to climb. This can be seen from the salary and compensation they provide to their leaders.

For example, introduction of 10 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a public company quoted from CNBC, Thursday (19/04/2012). On average, plus bonuses and so forth, their annual compensation of approximately U.S. $ 90 million (USD 810 billion).

You must know in advance, the annual compensation calculation is based on sources that can be known, such as financial reports and other companies. Other sources, such as incentives or additional income from investments or pension fund, does not count because it is difficult to know.

So, anyone who entered the ranks of CEOs highest paid in the year 2011 then? Let's get started.

1. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. (NWSA)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 33.2 million (USD 298.8 billion)
2011 stock performance: +22.5%
Sales growth: +1.9%
Profit growth: +7.9%

The amount of pressure that comes from the courts, parliament and journalists did not affect personal income and corporate performance in 2011. News Corp. managed to grow earnings 7.9% last year, Murdoch made ​​an additional 46.5% increase in salary. In total U.S. $ 12.5 million bonus, U.S. $ 8.1 million in salary as well as ownership of shares worth U.S. $ 8.5 million.

2. Robert Iger, Walt Disney (DIS)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 33.4 million (USD 300.6 billion)
2011 stock performance: -0.03%
Sales growth: +7.4%
Profit growth: +21.3%

Although the performance of its stock flat, personal income rose by Iger in 2011 12.9%. Total income derived from U.S. $ 15.5 million bonus, U.S. $ 13 million shares and pay U.S. $ 2 million.

3. David Cote, Honeywell International (HON)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 35.8 million (USD 322.2 billion)
2011 stock performance: +2.2%
Sales growth: +12.9%
Profit growth: +2.2%

Cote celebrating its tenth year as CEO in 2011 with a gift of 87.8% salary increase, including a cash bonus of U.S. $ 25.5 million, and the ownership of shares worth U.S. $ 9.8 million.

4. Philippe Dauman, Viacom (VIAB)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 43.1 million (USD 387.9 billion)
2011 stock performance: +14.6%
Sales growth: +19.8%
Profit growth: +87.6%

Dauman is an executive with the second highest salary in the industrial world in recent years, with U.S. $ 20 million bonus and $ 13.3 million shares and pay U.S. $ 3.5 million. Even though it looks a lot, but personal income was actually lower than the previous year amounted to U.S. $ 84 million.

5. John Hammergren, McKesson (MCK)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 46.1 million (USD 414.9 billion)
2011 stock performance: +10.7%
Sales growth: +3.1%
Profit growth: -4.8%

The provider of medical devices that have given Hammergren average salary of U.S. $ 38 million per year for 13 years as CEO. Although the salary earned in 2011 and then on the average, but actually fell 15.5% from 2010. The compensation includes U.S. $ 12.5 million in cash, U.S. $ 7.37 in shares and U.S. $ 12.19 in stock special.

6. David Zaslav, Discovery Comm. (DISCA)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 52.4 million (USD 471.6 billion)
2011 stock performance: -1.8%
Sales growth: +12.2%
Profit growth: +73.4%

Although the partnership with Oprah Winfrey in Oprah Winfrey Network is less successful, but the total income of Discovery rose more than 12% in 2011. This makes Zasav entitled to stock options valued at U.S. $ 44 million, along with U.S. $ 8.23 ​​million in cash compensation.

7. Ronald B. Johnson, J.C. Penney (JCP)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 53.2 million (USD 478.8 billion)
2011 stock performance: +8.8%
Sales growth: +1.2%
Profit growth: +55%

JC Penney CEO had managed to lure it with a stake worth U.S. $ 52.6 million, to replace the stock left behind when stepping down from Apple's Director of Sales Strategy. Johnson had also paid cash compensation of U.S. $ 624,577 plus another U.S. $ 236,302 Johnson served as CEO since November 2011.

8. Larry Ellison, Oracle (ORCL)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 77.5 million (USD 697.5 billion)
2011 stock performance: -18.1%
Sales growth: +32.8%
Profit growth: +39.3%

Since 2010, Ellison is only asking salary of U.S. $ 1, although in previous years had pocketed a bonus of U.S. $ 14.8 million and ownership of shares of U.S. $ 62.6 million. Unfortunately, in 2011 the shareholders of luck with the correction of 18% in company stock even though the margin is increased. Compared with 2010 last year, Ellison's compensation rose 10.6%.

9. David Simon, Simon Property Group (SPG)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 137.17 million (USD 1.233 billion)
2011 stock performance: +29.6%
Sales growth: +8.8%
Profit growth: +66.1%

The developer of the mall and the shopping center has just made ​​the offer of shares worth U.S. $ 131 million. The new numbers would be even if the contract lasts for 8 years. However, see David is the son of company founder, Melvin Simon, it looks like he will survive long enough in that place. Simon also received U.S. $ 5.23 million in cash compensation and bonus of U.S. $ 4 million.

10. Timothy Cook, Apple (AAPL)
Total Compensation: U.S. $ 377.99 million (USD 3.4 trillion)
2011 stock performance: +25.6%
Sales growth: +66%
Profit growth: +85%

Cook a stake worth U.S. $ 376 million was appointed as CEO of Apple in August last, drove him into the number one position in this list. But the riches will not be accepted Cook at least in 10 years, so the total compensation actually be only about U.S. $ 1.8 million. The most attractive for investors is 60% surge in Apple's stock price since the Cook served as CEO, as well as some additional points in early 2012.