Who Were The 101 Highest-Paid Channel Execs In 2016?
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100. Christine Leahy, CDW: $1.7M
Position: SVP – International, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Bonus: $503,000
Stock Award: $450,000
Salary: $443,000
Option Award: $290,000
Other Compensation: $11,000
Leahy joined CDW in 2002 as the company's first general counsel and was given responsibility for the company's international growth efforts in January 2016.
The fiscal year for CDW, No. 5 on the CRN SP 500, ended Dec. 31, with sales for the Lincolnshire, Ill.-based company climbing 7.6 percent to $13.98 billion and net income jumping 5.3 percent to $424.4 million. CDW's stock skyrocketed 25.8 percent over the 2016 calendar year to $52.09 per share.
Other compensation for Leahy included company-paid supplemental disability premiums, as well as matching and profit-sharing contributions to her 401(k) account.