This is a slightly misleading headline, because he's actually paid $145k + $100k cash bonus, which for a Senior VP isn't hugely out of whack. The $10 million is

This is a slightly misleading headline, because he's actually paid $145k + $100k cash bonus, which for a Senior VP isn't hugely out of whack. The $10 million is actually in stock, which again for a Senior VP of a company with an implied value of around $12 billion isn't unusual.