6. Michael Roach, CGI: $8.61M

Position: President and CEO

Stock Award: $7.53M

Salary: $1M

Other Compensation: $83,000  

Roach joined CGI in 1998 and became CEO in 2006. He retired on Sept. 30, 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 Reach included the company's contribution under the CGI share purchase plan, as well as contributions toward health insurance benefits and related insurance coverage.