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

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11. Rajeev Mehta, Cognizant: $7.1M

Position: President

Stock Award: $6.13M

Salary: $574,000

Bonus: $389,000

Other Compensation: $6,000

Mehta joined Cognizant at the start of 1997, and was promoted to his current role on Sept. 28, 2016. Before that, Mehta spent nearly three years as CEO of Cognizant's IT Services business.

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.

Other compensation for Mehta included a matching contribution to his 401(k) savings plan.