The chief executive of Delta Air Lines Inc., Richard Anderson, received total compensation valued at $11,296,759 for the four months he ran the carrier in 2007, according to a Thursday regulatory filing.
According to an analysis of the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, $10,569,370 of that was stock and options awards.
By comparison, Gerald Grinstein received total compensation valued at $357,941 for the eight months of 2007 that he headed the airline. He declined many benefits while Delta was in bankruptcy.
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