Daniel Vasella- Novartis

Total Compensation: $15.5M

2006 Revenue: $38.1B
2007 Revenue: $39.8B
Change: 4.46%

Details: Vasella earned 17 million Swiss francs, or about $15.5M in 2007. That's down from 21 million francs in 2006, or $17.5 million -- a figure that some say places him among the highest-paid executives in Europe.

Novartis News:
Vasella touts Novartis' diversification [1]
CEO: Novartis plans big restructuring
Cash-rich Novartis CEO mulls biotech buyouts [2]