Former Cablevision COO Thomas Rutledge
Title: Former COO
Company: Cablevision (
CVC)
CEO: James L. Dolan, $13.3 million
Pay difference: $14.8 million
Rutledge oversaw the company's telecommunications business, including its cable TV and high-speed data networks under the Optimum Networks brand.
When he inked a new contract in December 2009, his pay package got a nice boost with a whopping $10.75 million stock award, pushing his total pay for 2010 to more than double that of CEO James Dolan.
Big pay aside, Rutledge resigned from Cablevision in mid-December and just signed up as CEO of Charter Communications.
--J.O.Source:
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