42. Ramakrishna Chintamaneni, Cognizant: $3.44M

Position: EVP and President, Global Industries and Consulting

Stock Award: $2.45M

Bonus: $566,000

Salary: $417,000

Other Compensation: $8,000

Chintamaneni joined Cognizant 18 years ago, and was promoted to his current role in August 2016.

The fiscal year for Cognizant, No. 7 on the CRN SP 500, ended Dec. 31, with sales for the Teaneck, N.J.-based company jumping 8.6 percent to $13.49 billion and net income falling 4.4 percent to $1.55 billion. Cognizant's stock fell 4.7 percent over the 2016 calendar year to $56.03 per share.

Other compensation for Chintamaneni included a $5,000 matching contribution to a supplemental retirement plan open to highly-compensated Cognizant employees, as well as a $3,000 matching contribution to his 401(k) savings plan.