Kevin Rollins Former Dell CEO Kevin Rollins left his post with $48.5 million, mostly in expired stock options. (Image courtesy Ivanmakarov at en.wikipedia)
Edward WhitacreIn one of the largest severance packages ever paid to a CEO, Edward Whitacre at AT&T got a staggering $230 million. (Image courtesy AT&T)
Louis GerstnerNot far behind, former IBM CEO Louis Gerstner took home $189 million when he left the company. (Image courtesy IBM)
Leo ApothekerWhile it might seem like former HP CEO Leo Apotheker got the short end of the stick with a mere $9.6 million in severance, considering he only held the position for 11 months, he did pretty well. (Image courtesy David Terrar)
Gianfranco LanciAfter getting a cool $42.9 million upon leaving Acer, former CEO Gianfranco Lanci was sued by his former employers, who accused him of breaching a non-competition agreement when he went to work for Lenovo soon afterwards. (IT World Canada file photo)
Sanjay JhaMotorola Mobility’s former CEO Sanjay Jha received a generous $65.7 million when his company was acquired by Google. (Image courtesy Motorola Mobility)
Carly FiorinaFormer CEO-turned-politician Carly Fiorina received $42 million from HP before she switched to campaigning as U.S. Republican Senate candidate (she lost). (Image courtesy Antonio Milena/AB)
Mark HurdFormer HP CEO Mark Hurd received between $40 and $50 million in cash, stock options and benefit. (Image courtesy Hartmann Studios)
Margaret WhitmanMargaret Whitman, formerly CEO at eBay, received nearly 10 times what Balsillie and Lazaridis are getting combined: $120 million. (Image courtesy Max Morse)
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