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Which Georgia CEO was paid more than $50 million last year?

The chief executive at one of Atlanta’s public companies got more than $50 million last year. Photo courtesy of Interactive Monopoly web site. (http://www.monopoly.com) 6/96
The chief executive at one of Atlanta’s public companies got more than $50 million last year. Photo courtesy of Interactive Monopoly web site. (http://www.monopoly.com) 6/96
By Russell Grantham
July 21, 2016

Last year the stock market was pretty much flat and so were most people’s paychecks.

But while the chief executives at Georgia’s 25 largest public companies, as a group, got relatively modest pay raises, some got truly eye-popping pay packages.

To see who got paid more than $50 million last year, and who got a 90 percent raise, see the AJC's coverage here.

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