Being the CEO of one the most successful gaming companies in the world has its upside – about 64.9 million upsides.<\/p>\n
That’s the amount of money Activision CEO Bobby Kotick took home with him in 2012 – a whopping $64.9 million – making him one of the top-earning CEO is in the USA, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
Kotick’s base salaray was doubled to $2 million in 2012, while the exec will earn a further $56 million in stock options.<\/p>\n
The $56 million in stock awards will be paid over five years and is contingent upon meeting certain goals for company performance.<\/p>\n
According to Reuters, this means he earned over three times the $21 million pay package received by Goldman Sach Group CEO Lloyd Blankfein, and 50% more than Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger\u2019s $40.2 million.<\/p>\n
Kotick has been a director and CEO of Activision since February 1991 In July 2008, he became CEO of Activision Blizzard\u00a0 when Activision and Vivendi Games merged.<\/p>\n
He’s also on Coca Cola’s board, which helps, I’m sure.<\/p>\n
(Updated to show that $56 million will be paid over five years and is contingent upon company performance)<\/p>\n
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