7. Serge Godin, CGI: $8.61M

Position: Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board

Stock Award: $7.53B

Salary: $1M

Other Compensation: $79,000

Godin founded CGI in 1976 at the age of 26. He served as president and CEO until 2006, at which point he moved into his current role.

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 Reach included the company's contribution under the CGI share purchase plan, as well as contributions toward health insurance benefits and related insurance coverage.