These guys are paid 7-8 figure salaries to run their companies into the ground. I totally want their job.
Kenneth D. Lewis – Bank of America
Tenure as chief: Eight years
Annualized total return during tenure: -8%
Annualized six-year total return: -16%
Six-year average annual compensation: $29.7 million
Stock owned: 0.1%
Jeffrey R. Immelt – General Electric
Tenure as chief: Eight years
Annualized total return during tenure: -12%
Annualized six-year total return: -11%
Six-year average annual compensation: $14.4 million
Stock owned: Less than 0.1%
Ramani Ayer – Hartford Financial Services
Tenure as chief: 12 years
Annualized total return during tenure: -8%
Annualized six-year total return: -17%
Six-year average annual compensation: $13.5 million
Stock owned: 0.1%
James R. Tobin – Boston Scientific
Tenure as chief: 10 years
Annualized total return during tenure: -7%
Annualized six-year total return: -14%
Six-year average annual compensation: $8.5 million
Stock owned: 0.1%
Robert E. Rossiter – Lear
Tenure as chief: Nine years
Annualized total return during tenure: -29%
Annualized six-year total return: -45%
Six-year average annual compensation: $5.5 million
Stock owned: 0.6%
source: forbes.com
