The investment bank Lazard recently agreed to pay its C.E.O., Bruce Wasserstein, $96 million. Most is in restricted stock that vests over five years. Here is how his contract compares with what his Wall Street peers received last year, before the wheels fell off the markets. A new study by the executive recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles and the University of Southern California found that one-third of all board members think C.E.O. pay is too high.
For a great, interactive graph on other CEO pay CLICK HERE. Courtesy of Conde Nast Portfolio.com
