Bob Essner - Wyeth 
Total Compensation: $24.1M
2007 Revenue: $22.4B
2006 Revenue: $20.35B
Change: 10%
Details: Bob Essner's (pictured) 2007 compensation fell to $24.1 million from more than $32 million in 2006, which included $1.7 million in base pay, $10.1 million in stock awards, $4.7 million in options and a $3.2 million bonus. Essner also spent $15,000 on personal use of a company car and driver and $95,000 on air travel. Wyeth's new CEO Bernard Poussot (photo [1]), saw his package decline to $12.7 million from $14.4 million. Poussot took over for outgoing CEO Essner January 1, 2008.
Wyeth News:
Wyeth names Poussot CEO [2]
Wyeth to slash another 1,200 jobs [3]
1,200 Wyeth reps out of work [4]
Wyeth, Pfizer chiefs see pay decline [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercebiotech.com/pages/wyeth-ceo-bernard-poussot
[2] http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/wyeth-names-poussot-ceo/2007-09-28
[3] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/wyeth-to-slash-another-1200-jobs/2008-04-29
[4] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/1200-wyeth-reps-out-of-work/2008-03-28
[5] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/wyeth-pfizer-chiefs-see-pay-decline/2008-03-17
[6] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/bill-weldon-ceo-pay
[7] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/top-17-paychecks-big-pharma
[8] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/baxters-robert-parkinson-ceo-pay