Who Were The 101 Highest-Paid Channel Execs In 2016?

98. Ronald Beaumont, West Corp: $1.72M

Position: President, Telecom and Safety Services

Bonus: $605,000

Stock Award: $561,000

Salary: $544,000

Other Compensation: $7,000

Beaumont joined West Corp five years ago. He was named the president of West Telecom Services in 2015, and West Safety Services in January 2016.

The fiscal year for West Corp, No. 23 on the CRN SP 500, ended Dec. 31, with sales for the Omaha, Neb.-based company inching ahead 0.5 percent to $2.29 billion and net income plunging 20 percent to $193.4 million. West Corp's stock soared 17.1 percent during the 2016 calendar year to $24.76 per share.

Other compensation for Beaumont consisted entirely of company contributions to his retirement plans.