Google Gives $100 Million Award to Outgoing CEO

[benologist]

Should have said he was going to Facebook, they'd have given him a billion.

[vladd]

Non-trimmed article links:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-21/google-said-to-gran...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/google-er...

[joshfraser]

Keep in mind Eric has been taking a $1/year salary since joining Google. Not that he has suffered financially at all due to his equity holding in the company, but I doubt anyone would argue this is well deserved.

[mistermann]

I don't know, I would say it's certainly debatable. Would things really be that different had he not been there? Could someone else done a similar job for say, only $50 million (and the same compensation due to options)?

I don't have any particular opinion in this instance, but discussions of this nature seem to be forbidden for some reason.

[raheemm]

Isn't he a billionaire from Google stock?! Seems like exec compensation has no logic...

[code_duck]

He's arranged to sell $335 million of stock later this year, also.