62. George Schindler, CGI: $2.51M

Position: President and CEO

Option Award: $1.72M

Salary: $700,000

Other Compensation: $96,000

Deferred Compensation: $2,000

Schindler joined CGI in 2004 and served as its president and chief operating officer from May 2015 to September 2016. He became CEO on Oct. 1, 2016.

The fiscal year for CGI, No. 18 on the CRN SP 500, ended Sept. 30, with sales for the Montreal-based company climbing 3.9 percent to $7.8 billion and net earnings leaping 9.3 percent to $780.2 million. CGI's stock jumped 29.6 percent over the company's 2016 fiscal year to $34.77 per share.

Other compensation for Schindler included $51,000 related to his transfer from CGI's U.S. office to its Montreal office, a company contribution under the CGI share purchase plan, and contributions toward health insurance benefits and related insurance coverage.