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

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19. Kevin Murai, Synnex: $5.13M

Position: President, CEO and Director

Bonus: $1.75M

Option Award: $1.5M

Stock Award: $1.23M

Salary: $634,000

Other Compensation: $18,000 

Murai joined Synnex in March 2008 and moved into his current role in December 2008. Before that, he was Ingram Micro's president and COO.

The fiscal year for Synnex ended Nov. 30, with sales for the Fremont, Calif.-based distributor growing 5.4 percent to $14.06 billion and net income jumping 12.7 percent to $234.9 million. Synnex's stock rose 24.8 percent during the company's 2016 fiscal year to $116.91 per share.

Other compensation for Murai consisted entirely of dividend payments on unvested restricted stock awards.