Jean-Pierre Garnier - GlaxoSmithKline

Total Compensation: $6M

2007 Revenue: $44.09B
2006 Revenue: $42.81B
Change: 2.9%

Details: Garnier earned a $1.8 million base salary in 2007, along with a $2.7 million bonus. GSK's top executive officially handed over the reigns to incoming CEO Andrew Witty, but not before scoring a $4.9 million options bonus that could pay off sometime in 2010 (the bonus was not included in his 2007 slary).

GSK News:
GSK's Garnier gets $4.9M handshake [1]
GSK's Garnier to join Dubai equity firm [2]
At GSK, a public race for the top spot [3]