CEO, President
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR)2006 Total compensation: $37.9 million
Source: Equilar Inc. Note: Total compensation includes annualized base salary, discretionary and performance-based annual bonuses, the grant date present value of new stock and option awards, the target value of long-term incentive awards payable in cash, and other compensation. Where relevant, other compensation includes severance payments. Equilar, an executive compensation research firm in Redwood Shores, Calif., prepared the chart by looking at companies with more than $1 billion in revenues that filed proxies by Sept. 1. | Women have come a long way (don't say 'baby') - and they're not slowing down. The credentials of the women on Fortune's list this year are the strongest yet. (more) These executives, all on this year's Powerful Women list, are clearly capable of leading a major company someday. (more) |