Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 3 at 7:27 am PT
CEO Meg Whitman may have taken only a one-dollar salary upon taking the job. But her stock-based compensation totaled more than $16 million last year.
John Paczkowski in News on January 9 at 2:45 pm PT
Well, Tim Cook sure made a lot of money last year.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT
After running HP for 11 months, former CEO Léo Apotheker got several million dollars in severance benefits. Exactly how much is hard to determine. For that, HP has won a unique and dubious award.
Peter Kafka in News on September 2, 2011 at 11:49 am PT
Rupert’s son will keep another $11 million-plus, though.
John Paczkowski in News on February 4, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
Apple doesn’t want to divulge its executive succession plan, but it may soon have to. With CEO Steve Jobs on indefinite medical leave for an undisclosed condition and the company’s annual meeting scheduled for Feb. 23, support is growing for a shareholder proposal that would require Apple to explain what it plans to do should Jobs step down.
Kara Swisher in News on October 12, 2010 at 5:12 am PT
Yahoo’s CEO Carol Bartz has been under pressure of late, due to everything from executive turmoil to flat revenue to a flaccid stock price.
And, as of yesterday, you can add excessive pay to the pile.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 2, 2010 at 1:18 pm PT
Is Apple’s lawsuit against HTC a proxy through which to strike at Google and its increasingly popular Android OS? It certainly looks that way. While not directly named in the lawsuit, Google figures prominently in it simply because of the sheer number of times “Android products” are called out in the complaint.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 9, 2009 at 10:15 am PT
AOL is about to cut ties to Time Warner, and CEO Tim Armstrong has been making his case to current and potential investors. Here’s one last pitch, delivered to the crowd at the annual UBS Media and Communications Conference in New York.
John Paczkowski in News on December 7, 2009 at 8:18 am PT
On2 shareholders outraged over the company’s pending acquisition by Google will soon have a chance to sack the deal. At a special meeting on Dec. 18, the 60-cents-per-share offer will be put to a vote that’s likely to prove quite contentious, thanks to a cadre of On2 shareholders who believe it doesn’t reflect fair market value.
Kara Swisher in News on October 23, 2009 at 3:00 pm PT
Carl Icahn, the activist billionaire investor who made such a noisy fuss in his quest to force management and other changes at Yahoo, is taking a much quieter leave from the Internet giant’s board.
He said “there was not a need at this time for an activist investor” on Yahoo’s board.
That’s true, of course, but here’s BoomTown’s quickie analysis: Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz
completely ignores him.
