Is a CEO Worth $200 Million? Shareholders at Rail Giant Think So

“It’s someone saying: ‘I can add billions of dollars in value, and for that I want to be paid extremely well,’” said Alan Johnson, managing director of executive compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates Inc. “You don’t see this very often at all. Just like a sports figure, if CEOs believe they’re worth something there’s no reason they shouldn’t ask to get paid.”

Bloomberg / March 4, 2017

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