Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Merck's Dick Clark gets an 80% pay hike


Worth every penny!


The chief executive of Merck, Richard T. Clark, received compensation valued at $14.5 million in 2007, an 80 percent raise in a year when the drug maker took a $4.85 billion charge to settle much of the litigation over its former painkiller Vioxx.

Mr. Clark, who also is Merck’s president, drew a base salary of $1.62 million last year, according to a regulatory filing Monday.
Miscellaneous compensation included $51,024 for a home security system, $18,686 in unspecified commuting costs, $10,125 in company matches to his retirement plan and $1,128 for unspecified aircraft use.

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