Activision Blizzard has awarded its chief executive Robert “Bobby” Kotick with a cash bonus of US$7.9 million (\u00b1R85 million) for 2013 as part of a performance incentive plan.<\/p>\n
Think of all the $15 Call of duty DLC he could buy!<\/p>\n
According to Reuters<\/a>, this is a equivalent to 374% of his US$2.1 million base salary.<\/p>\n Reuters throws out some more interesting stats about Kotick – aged 50, he is one of the top-paid CEOs in the United States, and he also sits on the board of Coca-Cola.<\/p>\n He has received a total compensation of US$64.9 million (\u00b1R704 million), including performance bonuses, over five years on a base salary of $2 million in 2012.<\/p>\n Kotick has been a director and CEO of Activision since February 1991, and in July 2008 he became CEO of Activision Blizzard following the merger of Activision with Vivendi Games.<\/p>\n In July 2013, Kotick used $50 million of his own money to form part of an $8.2 billion deal to buy back Vivendi’s share of the publisher<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch Dogs PC requirements will make you cringe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Should games sell upgrades for skipping gameplay?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nMore gaming news<\/h3>\n